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Combining energy and power based safety metrics in controller design for domestic robots [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper presents a general passivity based interaction controller design approach that utilizes a combined energy and power based safety norms to assert safety of domestic robots. Since these robots are expected to co-habit the same environment with a
Stramigioli, Stefano   +2 more
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ROAD: domestic assistant and rehabilitation robot [PDF]

open access: yesMedical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2011
This study introduces the concept design and analysis of a robotic system for the assistance and rehabilitation of disabled people. Based on the statistical data of the most common types of disabilities in Spain and other industrialized countries, the different tasks that the device must be able to perform have been determined. In this study, different
Carrera Calderon, Isela Guadalupe   +5 more
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A Narrative Approach to Human-Robot Interaction Prototyping for Companion Robots [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
© 2020 Kheng Lee Koay et al., published by De Gruyter This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This paper presents a proof of concept prototype study for domestic ...
Dautenhahn, Kerstin   +3 more
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Nao robot as a domestic robot

open access: yesRobotics Transforming the Future, 2018
Over the years robotics has made great progress. Nowadays, robots begin to be part of the life of any person, designated social robotic. Humanoid robots are fascinating and have several advantages, such as they can work in places where there is a risk of contamination, risk of health, danger of life, places that are difficult to access.
Vital, Jessica P. M.   +2 more
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Social Roles and Baseline Proxemic Preferences for a Domestic Service Robot [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
© The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided ...
A Pervez   +21 more
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What is a robot companion - friend, assistant or butler? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The study presented in this paper explored people's perceptions and attitudes towards the idea of a future robot companion for the home. A human-centred approach was adopted using questionnaires and human-robot interaction trials to derive data from 28 ...
Dautenhahn, K.   +5 more
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Suitable task allocation in intelligent systems for assistive environments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The growing need of technological assistance to provide support to people with special needs demands for systems more and more efficient and with better performances.
Aranda López, Juan   +2 more
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User-centered design of a dynamic-autonomy remote interaction concept for manipulation-capable robots to assist elderly people in the home [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In this article, we describe the development of a human-robot interaction concept for service robots to assist elderly people in the home with physical tasks.
Arbeiter, Georg   +9 more
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In good company? : Perception of movement synchrony of a non-anthropomorphic robot [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Copyright: © 2015 Lehmann et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
Dautenhahn, K.   +4 more
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Does the Appearance of a Robot Influence People's Perception of Task Criticality? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
© 2018 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new ...
Chanseau, Adeline   +5 more
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