We examine the extent to which task engagement, social engagement, and social attitude in child-robot interaction can be predicted on the basis of Facial Action Unit (FAU) intensity. The analyses were based on child-robot and child-child interaction …
For effective human-robot interaction, we argue that robots must gain social-cognitive mechanisms that allow them to function naturally and intuitively during social interactions with humans. However, a lack of consensus on social cognitive processes …
This paper augments recent advances in social cognitive and affective neuroscience (SCAN) and illustrates their relevance to the development of novel human-machine systems. Advances in this area are crucial for understanding and exploring the social, …
As robots are increasingly deployed in settings requiring social interaction, research is needed to examine the social signals perceived by humans when robots display certain social cues. In this paper, we report a study designed to examine how …