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The use of social, anthropomorphic robots to support humans in various industries has been on the rise. During Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), physically interactive non-verbal behaviour is key for more natural interactions. Handshaking is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-20 Vignesh Prasad , Ruth Stock-Homburg , Jan Peters

This position paper aims to highlight and discuss the role of a robot's social credibility in interaction with humans. In particular, I want to explore a potential relation between social credibility and a robot's acceptability and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-08 Patrick Holthaus

With the presence of robots increasing in the society, the need for interacting with robots is becoming necessary. The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) has emerged important since more repetitive and tiresome jobs are being done by…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Rajashekhar V S , Gowdham Prabhakar

Trustworthiness and trust are basic factors in common societies that allow us to interact and enjoy being in crowds without fear. As robotic devices start percolating into our daily lives they must behave as fully trustworthy objects, such…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-04-15 Gerhard P. Fettweis , Patricia Grünberg , Tim Hentschel , Stefan Köpsell

HRI researchers have made major strides in developing robotic architectures that are capable of reading a limited set of social cues and producing behaviors that enhance their likeability and feeling of comfort amongst humans. However, the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-02-05 Vasanth Sarathy , Thomas Arnold , Matthias Scheutz

This study investigated whether human trust in a social robot with anthropomorphic physicality is similar to that in an AI agent or in a human in order to clarify how anthropomorphic physicality influences human trust in an agent. We…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Akihiro Maehigashi , Takahiro Tsumura , Seiji Yamada

Human-Robot Interaction, in which a robot with some level of autonomy interacts with a human to achieve a specific goal has seen much recent progress. With the introduction of autonomous robots and the possibility of widespread use of those…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-01 Maitry Ronakbhai Trivedi , Zahra Rezaei Khavas , Paul Robinette

Human autonomy and sense of agency are increasingly recognised as critical for user well-being, motivation, and the ethical deployment of robots in human-robot interaction (HRI). Given the rapid development of artificial intelligence, robot…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Felix Glawe , Tim Schmeckel , Philipp Brauner , Martina Ziefle

Social robotics development for the practice of care and European prospects to incorporate these AI-based systems in institutional healthcare contexts call for an urgent ethical reflection to (re)configurate our practical life according to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Júlia Pareto Boada , Begoña Román Maestre , Carme Torras

Trust plays a central role in human--robot collaboration, yet its formation is rarely examined under the constraints of fully autonomous interaction. This pilot study investigated how interaction policy influences trust during in-person…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-18 Shauna Heron , Meng Cheng Lau

Though a goal of HRI is the natural integration of social robots into everyday public spaces, real-world studies still occur mostly within controlled environments with predetermined participants. True public spaces present an environment…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Andrew Blair , Peggy Gregory , Mary Ellen Foster

Policy makers, scientists, and the public are increasingly confronted with thorny questions about the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. A key common thread concerns whether AI can be trusted and the factors that can make…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Martino Maggetti

Building trust in AI-based systems is deemed critical for their adoption and appropriate use. Recent research has thus attempted to evaluate how various attributes of these systems affect user trust. However, limitations regarding the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Michaela Benk , Suzanne Tolmeijer , Florian von Wangenheim , Andrea Ferrario

Contemporary robots are increasingly mimicking human social behaviours to facilitate interaction, such as smiling to signal approachability, or hesitating before taking an action to allow people time to react. Such techniques can activate a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-10 James M. Berzuk , Lauren Corcoran , Brannen McKenzie-Lefurgey , Katie Szilagyi , James E. Young

Human-technology interaction deals with trust as an inevitable requirement for user acceptance. As the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics emerge and with their ever-growing socio-economic influence in various fields…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Newsha Emaminejad , Reza Akhavian

In recent years, robotics has evolved, placing robots in social contexts, and giving rise to Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). HRI aims to improve user satisfaction by designing autonomous social robots with user modeling functionalities and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Benedetta Matcovich , Cristina Gena , Fabiana Vernero

In the current era, people and society have grown increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. AI has the potential to drive us towards a future in which all of humanity flourishes. It also comes with substantial risks…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Lu Cheng , Kush R. Varshney , Huan Liu

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Symposium has been a successful venue of discussion and collaboration since 2014. During that time, these symposia provided a fertile ground for numerous collaborations and…

Human trust in social robots is a complex attitude based on cognitive and emotional evaluations, as well as a behavior, like task delegation. While previous research explored the features of robots that influence overall trust attitude, it…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Filippo Cantucci , Marco Marini , Rino Falcone

Ensuring safety in human-robot interaction (HRI) is essential to foster user trust and enable the broader adoption of robotic systems. Traditional safety models primarily rely on sensor-based measures, such as relative distance and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Pranav Pandey , Ramviyas Parasuraman , Prashant Doshi