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Robot leadership-Investigating human perceptions and reactions towards social robots showing leadership behaviors.

PloS one
Human-robot interaction research has shown that social robots can interact with humans in complex social situations and display leadership-related behaviors. Therefore, social robots could be able to take on leadership roles. The aim of our study was...

A robot is watching me!: Five-year-old children care about their reputation after interaction with a social robot.

Child development
Since robots are becoming involved in children's lives, it is urgent to determine how children perceive robots. The present study assessed whether Japanese 5-year-olds care about their reputation when interacting with a social robot. Children were gi...

Effects of a cognitive-based intervention program using social robot PIO on cognitive function, depression, loneliness, and quality of life of older adults living alone.

Frontiers in public health
OBJECTIVE: Social robot interventions are being implemented to reduce cognitive decline, depression, and loneliness among older adults. However, the types, functions, and programs of effective social robots have not yet been confirmed. This study inv...

Towards a simultaneously speaking bilingual robot: Primary study on the effect of gender and pitch of the robot's voice.

PloS one
With fast and reliable international transportation, more people with different language backgrounds can interact now. As a result, the need for communicative agents fluent in several languages to assist those people is highlighted. The high cost of ...

When a Robot Is Your Teammate.

Topics in cognitive science
Creating effective teamwork between humans and robots involves not only addressing their performance as a team but also sustaining the quality and sense of unity among teammates, also known as cohesion. This paper explores the research problem of: ho...

The usability and feasibility validation of the social robot MINI in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment; a study protocol.

BMC psychiatry
BACKGROUND: Social robots have demonstrated promising outcomes in terms of increasing the social health and well-being of people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment. According to the World Health Organization's Monitoring and assessing digita...

Effectiveness of a Robot-Assisted Psychological Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Difficulties with social interaction characterise children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and have a negative impact in their everyday life. Integrating a social-humanoid robot within the standard clinical treatment has been proven promising. The mai...

Social Robotics and Dementia: Results from the eWare Project in Supporting Older People and Their Informal Caregivers.

International journal of environmental research and public health
The aim of this paper is to describe the results collected with the Italian study conducted within eWare project, aimed at supporting the autonomy and health of the older people affected by dementia and their informal caregivers, through the use of a...

Technical Development of the CeCi Social Robot.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
This research presents the technical considerations for implementing the CeCi (Computer Electronic Communication Interface) social robot. In this case, this robot responds to the need to achieve technological development in an emerging country with t...

Socially situated artificial intelligence enables learning from human interaction.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Regardless of how much data artificial intelligence agents have available, agents will inevitably encounter previously unseen situations in real-world deployments. Reacting to novel situations by acquiring new information from other people-socially s...