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Disambiguating Anthropomorphism and Anthropomimesis in Human-Robot Interaction
Minja Axelsson, Henry Shevlin
In this preliminary work, we offer an initial disambiguation of the theoretical concepts anthropomorphism and anthropomimesis in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and social robotics.…
Choreographing Trash Cans: On Speculative Futures of Weak Robots in Public Spaces
Minja Axelsson, Lea Luka Sikau
Delivering groceries or cleaning airports, mobile robots exist in public spaces. While these examples showcase robots that execute tasks, this paper explores mobile robots that enc…
Who Owns The Robot?: Four Ethical and Socio-technical Questions about Wellbeing Robots in the Real World through Community Engagement
Minja Axelsson, Jiaee Cheong, Rune Nyrup +1
Recent studies indicate that robotic coaches can play a crucial role in promoting wellbeing. However, the real-world deployment of wellbeing robots raises numerous ethical and soci…
Speculative Design of Equitable Robotics: Queer Fictions and Futures
Minja Axelsson
This paper examines the speculative topic of equitable robots through an exploratory essay format. It focuses specifically on robots by and for LGBTQ+ populations. It aims to provo…
Critical Insights about Robots for Mental Wellbeing
Guy Laban, Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson +2
Social robots are increasingly being explored as tools to support emotional wellbeing, particularly in non-clinical settings. Drawing on a range of empirical studies and practical…
ERR@HRI 2024 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Failures in Human-Robot Interactions
Micol Spitale, Maria Teresa Parreira, Maia Stiber +7
Despite the recent advancements in robotics and machine learning (ML), the deployment of autonomous robots in our everyday lives is still an open challenge. This is due to multiple…
Appropriateness of LLM-equipped Robotic Well-being Coach Language in the Workplace: A Qualitative Evaluation
Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson, Hatice Gunes
Robotic coaches have been recently investigated to promote mental well-being in various contexts such as workplaces and homes. With the widespread use of Large Language Models (LLM…
"Oh, Sorry, I Think I Interrupted You'': Designing Repair Strategies for Robotic Longitudinal Well-being Coaching
Minja Axelsson, Micol Spitale, Hatice Gunes
Robotic well-being coaches have been shown to successfully promote people's mental well-being. To provide successful coaching, a robotic coach should have the capability to repair…
VITA: A Multi-modal LLM-based System for Longitudinal, Autonomous, and Adaptive Robotic Mental Well-being Coaching
Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson, Hatice Gunes
Recently, several works have explored if and how robotic coaches can promote and maintain mental well-being in different settings. However, findings from these studies revealed tha…
Participant Perceptions of a Robotic Coach Conducting Positive Psychology Exercises: A Qualitative Analysis
Minja Axelsson, Nikhil Churamani, Atahan Caldir +1
This paper presents a qualitative analysis of participants' perceptions of a robotic coach conducting Positive Psychology exercises, providing insights for the future design of rob…
Robots as Mental Well-being Coaches: Design and Ethical Recommendations
Minja Axelsson, Micol Spitale, Hatice Gunes
The last decade has shown a growing interest in robots as well-being coaches. However, insightful guidelines for the design of robots as coaches to promote mental well-being have n…
Continual Learning for Affective Robotics: A Proof of Concept for Wellbeing
Nikhil Churamani, Minja Axelsson, Atahan Caldir +1
Sustaining real-world human-robot interactions requires robots to be sensitive to human behavioural idiosyncrasies and adapt their perception and behaviour models to cater to these…