Human–robot interaction
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Human–robot interaction (HRI) is the multidisciplinary field concerned with designing, implementing, and evaluating systems in which humans and robots communicate, collaborate, and operate together. Drawing on robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and human factors engineering, HRI encompasses both physical interaction—such as collaborative manipulation on factory floors or assistive contact in rehabilitation—and social interaction, including gesture, speech, gaze, and emotion recognition that enable robots to behave in contextually appropriate ways. Researchers study how factors like robot appearance, personality, autonomy level, and environmental context influence human trust, acceptance, and task performance. HRI is foundational to applications ranging from industrial cobots working alongside assembly workers, to socially assistive robots supporting autism therapy and eldercare, to teleoperated systems conducting search-and-rescue missions. As robots move out of controlled environments into homes, hospitals, and public spaces, HRI research ensures these systems are safe, intuitive, and effective—making it essential for developing robots that people can genuinely work with and rely on.
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Human–Robot Interaction: A Survey
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Emotion and sociable humanoid robots
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Socially intelligent robots: dimensions of human–robot interaction
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Robots for Use in Autism Research
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An atlas of physical human–robot interaction
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Matching robot appearance and behavior to tasks to improve human-robot cooperation
Jennifer L. Goetz, Sara Kiesler, Aaron Powers
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Progress and prospects of the human–robot collaboration
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Common metrics for human-robot interaction
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Human–Robot Interaction
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Social Attention: Modeling Attention in Human Crowds
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Learning human activities and object affordances from RGB-D videos
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Robotic assistants in therapy and education of children with autism: can a small humanoid robot help encourage social interaction skills?
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