Robot navigation in crowded public spaces is a complex task that requires addressing a
variety of engineering and human factors challenges. These challenges have motivated a …

As mobile robots are increasingly introduced into our daily lives, it grows ever more
imperative that these robots navigate with and among people in a safe and socially …

The human-robot interaction community has developed many methods for robots to navigate
safely and socially alongside humans. However, experimental procedures to evaluate these …

Robotic navigation in environments shared with other robots or humans remains
challenging because the intentions of the surrounding agents are not directly observable …

In this article, we present a planning framework that uses a combination of implicit (robot
motion) and explicit (visual/audio/haptic feedback) communication during mobile robot …

The real‐time simulation of human crowds has many applications. Simulating how the
people in a crowd move through an environment is an active and ever‐growing research …

Socially aware robot navigation is gaining popularity with the increase in delivery and
assistive robots. The research is further fueled by a need for socially aware navigation skills …

Mobile robots struggle to integrate seamlessly in crowded environments such as pedestrian
scenes, often disrupting human activity. One obstacle preventing their smooth integration is …

Robots that have different forms and capabilities are used in a wide variety of situations;
however, one common point to all robots interacting with humans is their ability to …

Humans are an essential part of human-robot interaction (HRI), but what roles do they play
in HRI research? Analysis of the role of human subjects in research can serve as an …