2 papers
cs.RO2026
RoboCafé in the Open: Interaction Continuity in Long-Term Public Human-Robot Interaction
Kaitlynn Taylor Pineda, Kush Kumar Kushwaha, Jie Wang +5
As robots remain in public spaces over extended periods, they must maintain interaction continuity by preserving and correctly applying context as people, encounters, and circumsta…
cs.RO2026
From Small Talk to Rapport: Exploring Robot Self-Disclosure in Collaborative Tasks
Kaitlynn Taylor Pineda, Anvii Mishra, Brian Chien +4
People naturally chat while collaborating and share personal information (i.e., self-disclose) to build rapport and maintain social connections. As robots are increasingly develope…