Technological progress has seamlessly integrated digital assistants into our everyday lives, sparking an interest in social robots that communicate through both verbal and non-verbal means. The potential of these robots to influence human behaviour a...
Many robots that play with humans have been developed so far, but developing a robot that physically contacts humans while playing is challenging. We have developed robots that play tag with humans, which find players, approach them, and move away fr...
Anthropomorphic robots need to maintain effective and emotive communication with humans as automotive agents to establish and maintain effective human–robot performances and positive human experiences. Previous research has shown that the characteris...
We describe a method for robotic cell optimization by changing the placement of the robot manipulator within the cell in applications with a fixed end-point trajectory. The goal is to reduce the overall robot joint wear and to prevent uneven joint we...
Robot-assisted rehabilitation has demonstrated significant efficacy in improving motor function among patients with physical and neurological impairments. The development of effective rehabilitation robots requires careful integration of mechanical d...
For industrial manufacturing, industrial robots are required to work together with human counterparts on certain special occasions, where human workers share their skills with robots. Intuitive human–robot interaction brings increasing safety c...
In this paper, we examine to what degree children of 3–4 years old engage with a task and with a social robot during a second-language tutoring lesson. We specifically investigated whether children’s task engagement and robot engagement w...
The present paper describes the measurement of the drift of unidirectional pose accuracy, repeatability, and static compliance of a collaborative robot employing a measurement methodology that relies on the description of a virtual ISO cube placed in...
Depictions of robots as romantic partners for humans are frequent in popular culture. As robots become part of human society, they will gradually assume the role of partners for humans whenever necessary, as assistants, collaborators, or companions....
Socially assistive robots are widely deployed in interventions with children on the autism spectrum, exploiting the benefits of this technology in social behavior intervention plans, while reducing their autistic behavior. Furthermore, innovations in...
The concept of joint attention holds significant importance in human interaction and is pivotal in establishing rapport, understanding, and effective communication. Within social robotics, enhancing user perception of the robot and promoting a sense...
An emerging trend in utilizing service robots in a vast range of application areas could be seen nowadays as a promising effort to uplift the living standard. These service robots are intended to be used by non-expert users, and their service tasks o...
A multi-robot collaboration system can complete more complex tasks than a single robot system. Ensuring the calibration accuracy between robots in the system is a prerequisite for the effective inter-robot cooperation. This paper presents a dual-robo...
The research of quadruped robots is fundamentally motivated by their excellent performance in complex terrain. Maintaining the trunk moving smoothly is the basis of assuring the stable locomotion of the robot. In this paper we propose a planning and...
Affective computing can be implemented across many fields in order to provide a unique experience by tailoring services and products according to each person’s needs and interests. More specifically, digital learning and robotics in education c...
With the increasing application of robots in human-centred environments, there is increasing motivation for incorporating some degree of human-like social competences. Fields such as psychology and cognitive science not only provide guidance on the t...
With the rapid advancement of science and technology, robotics is evolving towards more profound and extensive applications. Nevertheless, the inherent limitations of traditional industrial “caged” robots have significantly impeded the fu...
This paper proposes a design methodology for a six-wheeled rover that adapt to different stairs and maintain its stability based on the robot’s parameters, the kinematics constraints, the maximum height, and the minimum length of the step requi...
This paper deals with the application focused on motion control for a cooperating YuMi robot. The use of sensors on gloves or other controls to control robots may restrict both operation of the robot and the operator’s activities. Therefore, research...
Older individuals prefer to maintain their autonomy while maintaining social connection and engagement with their family, peers, and community. Though individuals can encounter barriers to these goals, socially assistive robots (SARs) hold the potent...
Humans have an innate tendency to anthropomorphize surrounding entities and have always been fascinated by the creation of machines endowed with human-inspired capabilities and traits. In the last few decades, this has become a reality with enormous...
This retrospective study presents and summarizes our long-term efforts in the popularization of robotics, engineering, and artificial intelligence (STEM) using the NAO humanoid robot. By a conservative estimate, over a span of 8 years, we engaged at...
This paper presents a robot partner development platform based on smart devices. Humans communicate with others based on the basic motivations of human cooperation and have communicative motives based on social attributes. Understanding and applying...
With the rising popularity of robotics in our modern world there is an increase in the number of engineering programs that offer the basic Introduction to Robotics course. This common introductory robotics course generally covers the fundamental theo...
In our study a robot was used to deliver objects for measurement into the Equator gauging system. To investigate the robot’s manipulation influence on dimensional measurements, the robot’s tasks were divided into basic functions. Based on these basic...
In multi-robot simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) systems, the system must create a consistent global map with multiple local maps and loop closures between robot poses. However, false-positive loop closures caused by perceptual aliasing ca...
Autonomous robot companions must engage users to create long-lasting bonds that promote their better and frequent use. Previous studies in the area revealed that a personalised human–robot interaction facilitates such connections, leading peopl...
This study examines the effect of a COVID-19 Officer Robot (COR) on passersby compliance and the effects of its minor design manipulations on human–robot interaction. A robotic application was developed to ensure participants entering a public buildi...
The objective was to investigate the impacts of the robot’s dynamic affective expressions in task-related scenarios on human–robot collaboration (HRC) and performance in human–robot collaborative assembly tasks in flexible manufactu...
This paper presents the development of a visual-perception system on a dual-arm mobile robot for human-robot interaction. This visual system integrates three subsystems. Hand gesture recognition is utilized to trigger human-robot interaction. Engagem...
Robotic football with humanoid robots is a multidisciplinary field connecting several scientific fields. A challenging task in the design of a humanoid robot for the AndroSot and HuroCup competitions is the realization of movement on the field. This...
This paper presents the potential of combining ROS (Robot Operating System), its state-of-art software, and EtherCAT technologies to design real-time robot control architecture for human–robot collaboration. For this, the advantages of an ROS framewo...
This paper presents the technical description, mechanical design, electronic components, software implementation and possible applications of a tele-operated mobile robot designed as an assisted living tool. This robotic concept has been named Assist...
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For a service robot to serve travelers at an airport or for a social robot to live with a human partner at home, it is vital for robots to possess the ability to empathize with human partners and express congruent emotions accordingly. We conducted a...
In this work, we extend the previously proposed approach of improving mutual perception during human–robot collaboration by communicating the robot’s motion intentions and status to a human worker using hand-worn haptic feedback devices. The improvem...
This study focuses on aspects specific to adaptive mobile robotic systems. These include providing flexibility, high performance, the use of widely available element bases and others. The science intensity and technical level of the development of mo...
Endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) is a minimally invasive technique for removal of pituitary adenomas or cysts at the skull base. This approach can reduce the invasiveness and recovery time compared to traditional open surgery techniques. However, i...
Though studies in construction robotics and human–robot teams research have explored varying themes, an in-depth study of the state-of-the-art of methodological paradigms appropriate for construction robotics research is hitherto lacking, takin...
With a backdrop of action and science fiction movie horrors of the dystopian relationship between humans and robots, surprisingly to date-with the exception of ethical discussions-the relationship aspect of humans and sex robots has seemed relatively...
This paper describes the evolution of the Assistant Personal Robot (APR) project developed at the Robotics Laboratory of the University of Lleida, Spain. This paper describes the first APR-01 prototype developed, the basic hardware improvement, the s...
This commentary aims to address the field of social robots both in terms of the global situation and research perspectives. It has four polarities. First, it revisits the evolutions in robotics, which, starting from collaborative robotics, has led to...
Robots are being used in many areas. The robot performance constraints are repeatability and accuracy. Standardized testing and evaluation techniques are needed to examine the process capability of a wide variety of robots. Robot calibration is a ter...
More recently, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content (AIGC) is fundamentally transforming multiple sectors, including materials discovery, healthcare, education, scientific research, and industrial manufacturing. As for the complexities and...
Exploring unknown environments using multiple robots has numerous applications in various fields but remains a challenging task. This study proposes a novel hybrid optimization method called Hybrid Vulture-Coordinated Multi-Robot Exploration (
We focus on dual-user operation, where two users control a single remote robot equipped with a force sensor using haptic interface devices. We employ a cooperative work in which the two users control the remote robot to collaborate with remote robot...
This paper presents a novel design of a continuum robot driven by electromagnets and springs, offering enhanced precision in multi-degree-of-freedom bending for diverse applications. Traditional continuum robots, while effective in navigating constra...
In this work, we present the construction and control of a four-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) manipulator aimed at addressing one of the key challenges faced by the Academy-Industry Cooperation Center (CCAI): the need for mechatronic equipment to support...
Advances in Robotics are leading to a new generation of assistant robots working in ordinary, domestic settings. This evolution raises new challenges in the tasks to be accomplished by the robots. This is the case for object manipulation where the de...
Future challenges in manufacturing will require automation systems with robots that are increasingly autonomous, flexible, and hopefully equipped with learning capabilities. The flexibility of production processes can be increased by using a combinat...
Robotic salespeople are often ignored by people due to their weak social presence, and thus have difficulty facilitating sales autonomously. However, for robots that are remotely controlled by humans, there is a need for experienced and trained opera...
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