Public and scholarly interest in social robots: An investigation through Google Trends, bibliometric analysis, and systematic literature review

N Mishra, T Bharti, AK Tiwari, G Pfajfar - Technological Forecasting and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the integration of social robots within the healthcare
sector. This research employs a tripartite methodology, combining Google Trends analysis …

A taxonomy of robot autonomy for human-robot interaction

S Kim, JR Anthis, S Sebo - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM/IEEE …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Robot autonomy is an influential and ubiquitous factor in human-robot interaction (HRI), but
it is rarely discussed beyond a one-dimensional measure of the degree to which a robot …

Technology Acceptance Model for exoskeletons for Rehabilitation of the Upper limbs from therapists' perspectives

B Luciani, F Braghin, ALG Pedrocchi, M Gandolla - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last few years, exoskeletons have been demonstrated to be useful tools for
supporting the execution of neuromotor rehabilitation sessions. However, they are still not …

A Concise Overview of Safety Aspects in Human-Robot Interaction

M Hamad, S Nertinger, RJ Kirschner… - … Workshop on Human …, 2023 - Springer
As of today, robots exhibit impressive agility but also pose potential hazards to humans
using/collaborating with them. Consequently, safety is considered the most paramount factor …

Embedded Ethics and the “Soft Impacts” of Technology

DW Tigard, M Braun, S Breuer, A Fiske… - Bulletin of Science …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, are increasingly
common, but often come with significant tradeoffs and effects which may elude initial …

Human Control of Simulated Modular Soft Robots May Predict the Performance of Optimized AI-Based Controllers

GM Pietrosanti, G Nadizar, F Pigozzi, E Medvet - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots with a modular body permit a wide range of physical configurations, which can be
obtained by arranging the composing modules differently. While this freedom makes …

The influence of an interactive user training on perceived safety in HRI

S Exeler, S Nertinger, O Herzog… - ISR Europe 2023; …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As robots become more prevalent in personal use, human-robot interaction (HRI) must also
take lay users into account. To ensure acceptance by new user groups, HRI must be …

Text2Interaction: Establishing Safe and Preferable Human-Robot Interaction

J Thumm, C Agia, M Pavone, M Althoff - arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.06105, 2024 - arxiv.org
Adjusting robot behavior to human preferences can require intensive human feedback,
preventing quick adaptation to new users and changing circumstances. Moreover, current …

Telehealth in the Circumpolar North: A Perspective of Access and Connectivity

P Kathiravelu, D Moxley - 2024 IEEE Canadian Conference on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Telehealth deployments enable access to a distant healthcare provider remotely through
communication channels. Telehealth typically connects two endpoints, such as a patient site …

The Proxemic Influence on Trust in Triadic Human-Robot Interaction: Insights for Tele-Operative Sonography Assessment in Human-in-the-Loop Systems

NG Toomey, P Kebria, D Nahavandi… - … on Systems, Man …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As robots become more prevalent in society and applied in various workplace sectors,
individuals must have an appropriate amount of trust that aligns with robots' or automated …