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CSCW
2010
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Receptionist or information kiosk: how do people talk with a robot?
The schema or mental structures that people apply towards other people has been shown to influence the way people cooperate with others. Schemas evoke behavioral scripts. In this ...
Min Kyung Lee, Sara B. Kiesler, Jodi Forlizzi
ASUNAM
2009
IEEE
14 years 20 days ago
Getting Online but Still Living Offline: The Complex Relationship of Technology Adoption and In-person Social Networks
Previous research in Kyrgyzstan has demonstrated the importance of close social networks as avenues for gathering and sharing information, assistance and goods in the country. How...
Cynthia Putnam, Beth E. Kolko
HRI
2007
ACM
14 years 16 days ago
Natural person-following behavior for social robots
We are developing robots with socially appropriate spatial skills not only to travel around or near people, but also to accompany people side-by-side. As a step toward this goal, ...
Rachel Gockley, Jodi Forlizzi, Reid G. Simmons
AISB
2008
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Social Robotics and the person problem
Like computers before them, social robots can be used as a fundamental research tool. Indeed, they can help us to turn our attention from putative inner modules to thinking about t...
Stephen J. Cowley
ICMI
2009
Springer
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13 years 6 months ago
Detecting user engagement with a robot companion using task and social interaction-based features
Affect sensitivity is of the utmost importance for a robot companion to be able to display socially intelligent behaviour, a key requirement for sustaining long-term interactions ...
Ginevra Castellano, André Pereira, Iolanda ...