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Robots in shared spaces often move in ways that are difficult for people to interpret, placing the burden on humans to adapt. High-DoF robots exhibit motion that people read as expressive, intentionally or not, making it important to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Jonathan Albert Cohen , Kye Shimizu , Allen Song , Vishnu Bharath , Kent Larson , Pattie Maes

A robot's appearance is a known factor influencing user's mental model and human-robot interaction, that has not been studied in the context of its influence in expected robot explanations. In this study, we investigate whether and to what…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Hana Kopecka , Jose Such

This paper addresses the topic of robustness under sensing noise, ambiguous instructions, and human-robot interaction. We take a radically different tack to the issue of reliable embodied AI: instead of focusing on formal verification…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Kenneth Kwok , Basura Fernando , Qianli Xu , Vigneshwaran Subbaraju , Dongkyu Choi , Boon Kiat Quek

Recently the field of Human-Robot Interaction gained popularity, due to the wide range of possibilities of how robots can support humans during daily tasks. One form of supportive robots are socially assistive robots which are specifically…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Jan Leusmann , Chao Wang , Michael Gienger , Albrecht Schmidt , Sven Mayer

There has been much discussion of the right to explanation in the EU General Data Protection Regulation, and its existence, merits, and disadvantages. Implementing a right to explanation that opens the black box of algorithmic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-03-22 Sandra Wachter , Brent Mittelstadt , Chris Russell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly advanced in recent years, driving innovation across various fields, especially in robotics. Even though robots can perform complex tasks with increasing autonomy, challenges remain in ensuring…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Anargh Viswanath , Lokesh Veeramacheneni , Hendrik Buschmeier

Using robots for automating tasks in environments shared with humans, such as warehouses, shopping centres, or hospitals, requires these robots to comprehend the fundamental physical interactions among nearby agents and objects.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-25 Luca Castri , Sariah Mghames , Nicola Bellotto

Robots can learn from humans by asking questions. In these questions the robot demonstrates a few different behaviors and asks the human for their favorite. But how should robots choose which questions to ask? Today's robots optimize for…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Soheil Habibian , Ananth Jonnavittula , Dylan P. Losey

Providing explanations is considered an imperative ability for an AI agent in a human-robot teaming framework. The right explanation provides the rationale behind an AI agent's decision-making. However, to maintain the human teammate's…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-01 Mehrdad Zakershahrak , Samira Ghodratnama

People supported by AI-powered decision support tools frequently overrely on the AI: they accept an AI's suggestion even when that suggestion is wrong. Adding explanations to the AI decisions does not appear to reduce the overreliance and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-02-22 Zana Buçinca , Maja Barbara Malaya , Krzysztof Z. Gajos

The need for transparency of predictive systems based on Machine Learning algorithms arises as a consequence of their ever-increasing proliferation in the industry. Whenever black-box algorithmic predictions influence human affairs, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-02-11 Kacper Sokol , Peter Flach

In partially observed environments, it can be useful for a human to provide the robot with declarative information that represents probabilistic relational constraints on properties of objects in the world, augmenting the robot's sensory…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-07-31 Rohan Chitnis , Leslie Pack Kaelbling , Tomás Lozano-Pérez

Work on "learning with rationales" shows that humans providing explanations to a machine learning system can improve the system's predictive accuracy. However, this work has not been connected to work in "explainable AI" which concerns…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-06-03 Julia Strout , Ye Zhang , Raymond J. Mooney

Robotic code needs to be verified to ensure its safety and functional correctness, especially when the robot is interacting with people. Testing real code in simulation is a viable option. However, generating tests that cover rare…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-12-13 Dejanira Araiza-Illan , Anthony G. Pipe , Kerstin Eder

Nowadays, we are dealing more and more with robots and AI in everyday life. However, their behavior is not always apparent to most lay users, especially in error situations. As a result, there can be misconceptions about the behavior of the…

Advanced communication protocols are critical to enable the coexistence of autonomous robots with humans. Thus, the development of explanatory capabilities is an urgent first step toward autonomous robots. This survey provides an overview…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-05-07 Tatsuya Sakai , Takayuki Nagai

Artificial intelligence systems are being increasingly deployed due to their potential to increase the efficiency, scale, consistency, fairness, and accuracy of decisions. However, as many of these systems are opaque in their operation,…

Assistive robots can potentially improve the quality of life and personal independence of elderly people by supporting everyday life activities. To guarantee a safe and intuitive interaction between human and robot, human intentions need to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-05 Susanne Trick , Dorothea Koert , Jan Peters , Constantin Rothkopf

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent there is a growing demand from regulators to accompany decisions made by such systems with explanations. However, a persistent gap exists between the need to execute a meaningful right…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Hofit Wasserman Rozen , Niva Elkin-Koren , Ran Gilad-Bachrach

In recent years, robots are used in an increasing variety of tasks, especially by small- and medium- sized enterprises. These tasks are usually fast-changing, they have a collaborative scenario and happen in unpredictable environments with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-03-11 Matteo Iovino , Fethiye Irmak Doğan , Iolanda Leite , Christian Smith