The emotion expressions of social robots are some of the most important developments in
recent studies on human–robot interactions (HRIs). Several research studies have been …

A question in research is concerning the most important factors for increasing the motivation
of a human to continue interacting with an interactional robot. Previous studies have argued …

For a conversational robot, conveying its intention explicitly to the communicating human is
one of the most important but challenging tasks in the field of human–robot interaction (HRI). …

Mental health issues are receiving more and more attention in society. In this paper, we
introduce a preliminary study on human–robot mental comforting conversation, to make an …

Recently, social robots have received lots of attention due to their potential in contributing to
various aspects of human society. With the reduction of the production cost and …

People with communication difficulties encounter several challenges in their daily online
interactions, such as a limited right to talk (RoT), insufficient social support (SS), and a low …

Communication apprehension (CA), defined as anxiety in oral communication, and anxiety in
eye contact (AEC), defined as the discomfort felt in communication while being stared at by …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects a variety of social skills in children. One of the most
important social skills that are affected by ASD is the ability to pay attention; ASD introduces …

Introduction: There has been a surge in the use of social robots for providing information,
persuasion, and entertainment in noisy public spaces in recent years. Considering the well-…

The purpose of this research is to develop an adaptive shape-changing tensegrity-structured
robot with length-variable struts and tendons for physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI). …