2 papers
cs.RO2026
Mapping Embodied Affective Touch Strategies on a Humanoid Robot
Qiaoqiao Ren, Omar Eldardeer, Francesca Cocchella +3
Affective touch in human-robot interaction is shaped not only by emotional intent, but also by robot embodiment, including touch location, physical constraints, and perceived agenc…
cs.CV2025
Gaze Estimation for Human-Robot Interaction: Analysis Using the NICO Platform
Matej Palider, Omar Eldardeer, Viktor Kocur
This paper evaluates the current gaze estimation methods within an HRI context of a shared workspace scenario. We introduce a new, annotated dataset collected with the NICO robotic…