Modelling and Simulation of Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration
Description: Humans are inherently social beings who communicate through multi-modal means spanning audio, visual and physical forms. It is no surprise that the nature of how humans work collaboratively with other humans, has a heavy influence on how humans collaborate with embodied robots, using similar forms of multi-modal (audio, visual and physical) communication. Therefore, the design of multi-modal human-machine interfaces is critical to the successful design of a collaborative robot. The ultimate pursuit being a robot that is accepted by its human collaborators and acts as an equal member of a mixed human/robot team in pursuit of a shared goal.
This track aims at exploring the cutting edge of Modelling and Simulation ofHuman-Robot Interaction (HRI) and the evolution towards seamless Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC). This will make it possible to delve into the forefront of research, where experts unveil the latest findings, methodologies, and technological advancements shaping the dynamic relationship between humans and robots.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Promoting cooperative and collaborative interaction with robots
- Examining uncooperative and adversarial human interactions with robots
- The role of adoption and appropriation in human‒robot interactions
- Empirical studies examining the cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social aspects of human‒robot interactions
- The impact of haptic feedback and touch on human‒robot interaction
- Ethics on human‒robot interactions
- Social-emotional models of human‒robot interaction
- Theoretical frameworks for human‒robot interaction
- Studies of human‒robot interaction
- Design implications for robot interactions at home, work and public spaces
- Human-oriented practices that promote human‒robot interactions
- New methodological approaches to studying human‒robot interactions
- The role of individual differences (robot and/or human) in human–robot interactions