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In good company? : Perception of movement synchrony of a non-anthropomorphic robot
(2015-05-22)
Recent technological developments like cheap sensors and the decreasing costs of computational power have brought the possibility of robotic home companions within reach. In order to be accepted it is vital for these robots ...
Using a Humanoid Robot to Elicit Body Awareness and Appropriate Physical Interaction in Children with Autism
(2015-04-01)
In this article we describe a human–robot interaction study, focusing on tactile aspects of interaction, in which children with autism interacted with the child-like humanoid robot KASPAR. KASPAR was equipped with touch ...
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 ...
The ITALK project : A developmental robotics approach to the study of individual, social, and linguistic learning
(2014-07-24)
This article presents results from a multidisciplinary research project on the integration and transfer of language knowledge into robots as an empirical paradigm for the study of language development in both humans and ...
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 ...
Robot companions for children with down syndrome : A case study
(2014-01-01)
We describe an exploratory case study about the applicability of different robotic platforms in an educational context with a child with Down syndrome. The robotic platforms tested are the humanoid robot KASPAR and the ...
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 ...
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, ...
Interaction and Experience in Enactive Intelligence and Humanoid Robotics
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
We overview how sensorimotor experience can be operationalized for interaction scenarios in which humanoid robots acquire skills and linguistic behaviours via enacting a “form-of-life”’ in interaction games (following ...