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Towards Safe and Trustworthy Social Robots : Ethical Challenges and Practical Issues
(2015-10-26)
As robots are increasingly developed to assist humans so- cially with everyday tasks in home and healthcare settings, questions regarding the robot's safety and trustworthiness need to be addressed. The present work ...
Would You Trust a (Faulty) Robot? : Effects of Error, Task Type and Personality on Human-Robot Cooperation and Trust
(ACM Press, 2015-03-02)
How do mistakes made by a robot affect its trustworthiness and acceptance in human-robot collaboration? We investigate how the perception of erroneous robot behavior may influence human interaction choices and the willingness ...
Which activities threaten independent living of elderly when becoming problematic : inspiration for meaningful service robot functionality
(2014-11)
Purpose: In light of the increasing elderly population and the growing demand for home care, the potential of robot support is given increasing attention. In this paper, an inventory of activities was made that threaten ...
Using the humanoid robot KASPAR to autonomously play triadic games and facilitate collaborative play among children with autism
(2014-09-09)
This paper presents a novel design, implementation, and first evaluation of a triadic, collaborative game involving the humanoid robot KASPAR playing games with pairs of children with autism. Children with autism have ...
A Pilot Study with a Novel Setup for Collaborative Play of the Humanoid Robot KASPAR with children with autism
(2014-01)
This article describes a pilot study in which a novel experimental setup, involving an autonomous humanoid robot, KASPAR, participating in a collaborative, dyadic video game, was implemented and tested with children with ...
What asking potential users about ethical values adds to our understanding of an ethical framework for social robots for older people.
(2014)
Abstract. This paper reports and discusses empirical research on the ethical principles that should inform interactions between social robots and their users who are older people. Data were collected from focus groups ...
Assistive technology design and development for acceptable robotics companions for ageing years
(2013-12)
A new stream of research and development responds to changes in life expectancy across the world. It includes technologies which enhance well-being of individuals, specifically for older people. The ACCOMPANY project focuses ...
Adaptive training algorithm for robot-assisted upper-arm rehabilitation, applicable to individualised and therapeutic human-robot interaction
(2013-09)
Rehabilitation robotics is progressing towards developing robots that can be used as advanced tools to augment the role of a therapist. Rehabilitation robots are capable of not only offering more frequent and more accessible ...
Selecting services for a service robot : Evaluating the problematic activities threatening the independence of elderly persons
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
Sustaining independent living for the elderly is desirable both for the individual as well as for societies as a whole. Substantial care interventions are provided to citizens supporting their independent living. Currently, ...
Impact of lead-lag contributions of subject on adaptability of the GENTLE/A system : An exploratory study
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-06-24)
The idea of using robots to assist a therapist with a rehabilitation exercise has led to the development of several rehabilitation robotic devices. The scope of robotic devices in rehabilitation is rapidly advancing based ...