Recently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related social distancing measures, in-person activities have been significantly reduced to limit the spread of the virus, especially in healthcare settings. This has led to loneliness and social isolation for our most vulnerable populations. Socially assistive robots can play a crucial role in minimizing these negative affects. Namely, socially assistive robots can provide assistance with activities of daily living, and through cognitive and physical stimulation. The ongoing pandemic has also accelerated the exploration of remote presence ranging from workplaces to home and healthcare environments. Human–robot interaction (HRI) researchers have also explored the use of remote HRI to provide co...
Abstract—This paper explores the topic of human–robot interaction (HRI) from the perspective of desi...
Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gro...
Purpose of ReviewThis work presents a comprehensive overview of social robots in therapy and the hea...
The essential component of studying how humans and robots relate is to observe how they interact wit...
Over the last few decades, semi-autonomous machine’s technology started to promote awareness t...
This extended abstract presents findings from a live HRI study carried out in the UH robot house. Th...
The quality of life of people with special needs, such as residents of healthcare facilities, may be...
Using robotic home assistants as a platform for remote health monitoring offers several advantages, ...
As more and more robots enter our social world, there is a strong need for further field studies of ...
Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gro...
Human-robot interaction (HRI) is the study of interactions between people (users) and robots. HRI is...
The increasing pressure on healthcare systems calls for innovative solutions, such as social robots....
Robots have become vital to the delivery of health care and their personalities are often important ...
Purpose: Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gr...
Over the last few decades, semi-autonomous machine’s technology started to promote awareness towards...
Abstract—This paper explores the topic of human–robot interaction (HRI) from the perspective of desi...
Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gro...
Purpose of ReviewThis work presents a comprehensive overview of social robots in therapy and the hea...
The essential component of studying how humans and robots relate is to observe how they interact wit...
Over the last few decades, semi-autonomous machine’s technology started to promote awareness t...
This extended abstract presents findings from a live HRI study carried out in the UH robot house. Th...
The quality of life of people with special needs, such as residents of healthcare facilities, may be...
Using robotic home assistants as a platform for remote health monitoring offers several advantages, ...
As more and more robots enter our social world, there is a strong need for further field studies of ...
Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gro...
Human-robot interaction (HRI) is the study of interactions between people (users) and robots. HRI is...
The increasing pressure on healthcare systems calls for innovative solutions, such as social robots....
Robots have become vital to the delivery of health care and their personalities are often important ...
Purpose: Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gr...
Over the last few decades, semi-autonomous machine’s technology started to promote awareness towards...
Abstract—This paper explores the topic of human–robot interaction (HRI) from the perspective of desi...
Purpose Loneliness and isolation are on the rise, globally threatening the well-being across age gro...
Purpose of ReviewThis work presents a comprehensive overview of social robots in therapy and the hea...