Virtual humans can identify post-traumatic stress in soldiers
Soldiers are more likely to open up to a computer-generated virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, say researchers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI [...]
Human-robot interaction
Why humans find faulty robots more likeable
New study, published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, finds that humans prefer interacting with faulty robots more than with flawless robots. [...]
Empowering robots for ethical behavior
Researchers have developed a concept called Empowerment to help robots and humans to work and live side-by-side safely and effectively. [...]
Robotic tutors for primary school children
By Ian Salter, Frontiers Science Writer The use of robotic tutors in primary school classrooms is one step closer according to research recently published in the open access [...]
Living with a prosthesis that learns: A case-study in translational medicine
Every year 1,900 new upper-limb amputations occur in Europe, maintaining a population of such disabled persons hovering around 90,000. What can assistive robotics, rehabilitation science and engineering do for these people? [...]
Gestures improve communication – even with robots
By Abigail Pattenden, science writer In the world of robot communication, it seems actions speak louder than words. Scientists in the UK have discovered that by [...]