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KASPAR in the wild - Initial findings from a pilot study
(Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour, 2014-04)
This extended abstract describes the initial pilot work when evaluating the use of the UH Humanoid Robot KASPAR in a specialist nursery for children with social and communication disorders. Staff and volunteers at the ...
Artists as HRI pioneers : A creative approach to developing novel interactions for living with robots
(Springer Nature, 2013-12)
In this article we present a long-term, continuous human-robot cohabitation experiment, which involved two professional artists, whose artistic work explores the boundary between science and society. The artists lived in ...
Sharing spaces, sharing lives - The impact of robot mobility on user perception of a home companion robot
(Springer Nature, 2013-12)
This paper examines the role of spatial behaviours in building human-robot relationships. A group of 8 participants, involved in a long-term HRI study, interacted with an artificial agent using different embodiments over ...
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 ...
Robot-mediated interviews: : Do robots possess advantages over human interviewers when talking to children with special needs?
(Springer Nature, 2013-12)
Children that have a disability are up to four times more likely to be a victim of abuse than typically developing children. However, the number of cases that result in prosecution is relatively low. One of the factors ...
The Frankenstein syndrome questionnaire: : Results from a quantitative cross-cultural survey
(Springer Nature, 2013-12)
This paper describes the results from a cross-cultural survey of attitudes towards humanoid robots conducted in Japan and with a Western sampe. The survey used the tentatively titled "Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire" ...
Robot-Mediated Interviews - How Effective Is a Humanoid Robot as a Tool for Interviewing Young Children?
(2013-03-22)
Robots have been used in a variety of education, therapy or entertainment contexts. This paper introduces the novel application of using humanoid robots for robot-mediated interviews. An experimental study examines how ...
Robot-mediated interviews : Does a robotic interviewer impact question difficulty and information recovery?
(IOS Press, 2013)
Our previous research has shown that children respond to a robotic interviewer very similar compared to a human interviewer, pointing towards the prospect of using robot-mediated interviews in situations where human ...
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, ...
Companion robots for elderly people : Using theatre to investigate potential users' views
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
A theatre production of a play illustrating the functionality, social and ethical aspects of robots helping with aspects of elderly care was presented at a residential care home. The audience consisted of mainly elderly ...