4 papers
Exploring Human-Robot Collaboration: Analysis of Interaction Modalities in Challenging Tasks
Simone Arreghini, Cristina Iani, Alessandro Giusti +3
This work compares three interaction modalities for human-robot collaboration: passive, reactive, and proactive. We studied 18 participants assembling a seven-layer colored tower f…
Adaptive vs. Static Robot-to-Human Handover: A Study on Orientation and Approach Direction
Federico Biagi, Dario Onfiani, Simone Silenzi +2
Robot-to-human handovers often rely on static, open-loop strategies (or, at best, approaches that adapt only the position), which generally do not consider how the object will be g…
Evaluating Social Acceptance of eXtended Reality (XR) Agent Technology: A User Study (Extended Version)
Megha Quamara, Viktor Schmuck, Cristina Iani +3
In this paper, we present the findings of a user study that evaluated the social acceptance of eXtended Reality (XR) agent technology, focusing on a remotely accessible, web-based…
Systematic analysis of requirements for socially acceptable service robots
Andrea Ruo, Simone Arreghini, Luca Capra +13
In modern society, service robots are increasingly recognized for their wide range of practical applications. In large and crowded social spaces, such as museums and hospitals, the…