Notwithstanding the significant role that human-robot interactions (HRI) will play in the near future, limited research has explored the neural correlates of feeling eerie in response to social robots. To address this empirical lacuna, the current investigation examined brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging while a group of participants (n = 26) viewed a series of human-hum...

Functional near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a promising new tool for research in human-robot interaction (HRI). The use of NIRS in HRI has already been demonstrated both as a means for investigating brain activity during human-robot interactions, as well as in the development of brain-robot interfaces that passively monitor a person’s cognitive state to adapt robots’ behaviors accordingly. ...

This paper initially addresses the possibility that expanding human-robot interaction (HRI) – particularly HRI involving humanoid service robots – may increasingly encourage de facto assignment of some measures of moral status to such artifacts. Finding reasons to believe that emergence of a social phenomenon of this kind is plausible, it then examines such assignment from the perspective of a ...

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising new tool for research in human-robot interaction (HRI). The technology has already been used for brain-robot interfaces to affect robots’ behaviors and as an evaluation tool for assessing brain activity during interactions. In this survey, we provide a comprehensive literature review of published research on fNIRS from various communi...

Test beds for evaluating human-robot interaction (HRI) are generally developed to fit a particular experiment, lacking a common set of tasks. The standard test methods for response robots specified through ASTM E54.08.01 are used to evaluate robot mobility, manipulation, sensors, and operator proficiency. There are four test methods that focus on proper situation awareness (SA): Line Following,...

This paper investigates issues of robot’s personalization and long-term adaptation in human-robot interaction (HRI). It demonstrates the design and first technical implementation of a HRI showcase in the Robot House at University of Hertfordshire, UK. Here the central idea facilitating the long-term HRI is the creation of robotic companion, which provides various types of service to the user an...

In an effort to increase the acceptance and persuasiveness of socially assistive robots in home and healthcare environments, HRI researchers attempt to identify factors that promote human trust and perceived safety with regard to robots. Especially in collaborative contexts in which humans are requested to accept information provided by the robot and follow its suggestions, trust plays a crucia...

background: today, obesity is considered as a health problem that increases the risk of some diseases. therefore, identifying the effective factors on obesity is of great importance. shift work is one of the indicators for increased risk of obesity in society and also shift work may cause various health problems for workers in military organizations. the current study aimed to investigate the r...

The aim of this study was to access the Mn contamination in soil, forages, and animals. Heavy metal pollution is a matter prime significance natural environment. Through food chain, toxicity heavy metals their bioaccumulation potential are transferred into humans. Higher concentrations metallic compounds toxic living organisms but these essential maintain body metabolism. Intake crops polluted ...