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The Interactive Effects of Robot Anthropomorphism and Robot Ability on Perceived Threat and Support for Robotics Research

Kumar Yogeeswaran, Jakub A. Złotowski, Megan Livingstone, Christoph Bartneck et al. • Journal of Human-Robot Interaction (2016)

The present research examines how a robot's physical anthropomorphism interacts with perceived ability of robots to impact the level of realistic and identity threat that people perceive from robots and how it affects their support for robo...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5898/jhri.5.2.yogeeswaran

Robot Rights

David J. Gunkel • The MIT Press eBooks (2018)

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11444.001.0001

Killer Robots

Robert Sparrow • Journal of Applied Philosophy (2007)

abstract The United States Army's Future Combat Systems Project, which aims to manufacture a ‘robot army’ to be ready for deployment by 2012, is only the latest and most dramatic example of military interest in the use of artificially intel...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2007.00346.x

Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robot Systems [Grand Challenges of Robotics]

Mark H. Yim, Wei‐Min Shen, Behnam Salemi, Daniela L. Rus et al. • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (2007)

The field of modular self-reconfigurable robotic systems addresses the design, fabrication, motion planning, and control of autonomous kinematic machines with variable morphology. Modular self-reconfigurable systems have the promise of maki...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2007.339623

Remodeling of Endothelial Cell Nucleus Exposed to Three Different Mechanical Stimuli

Toshiro OHASHI, Kazuhiko HANAMURA, Daisaku AZUMA, Naoya SAKAMOTO et al. • Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (2008)

Cell Nuclei play a critical role in controlling gene expression and replicating DNA, and is known to deform in association with cell shape changes in response to external forces. This study dealed with morphological analysis to quantitative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1299/jbse.3.63

Human–robot creative interactions: Exploring creativity in artificial agents using a storytelling game

Eduardo Benítez Sandoval, Ricardo Sosa, Ricardo Sosa, Massimiliano Cappuccio et al. • Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2022)

Creativity in social robots requires further attention in the interdisciplinary field of human–robot interaction (HRI). This study investigates the hypothesized connection between the perceived creative agency and the animacy of social robo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2022.695162

Mixed reality for robotics

Wolfgang Hönig, Christina Milanes, Lisa Scaria, Thai Phan et al. • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2015)

Mixed Reality can be a valuable tool for research and development in robotics. In this work, we refine the definition of Mixed Reality to accommodate seamless interaction between physical and virtual objects in any number of physical or vir...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2015.7354138

Persuasive Robotics: The influence of robot gender on human behavior

Mikey Siegel, Cynthia Breazeal, Michael I. Norton • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2009)

Persuasive Robotics is the study of persuasion as it applies to human-robot interaction (HRI). Persuasion can be generally defined as an attempt to change another's beliefs or behavior. The act of influencing others is fundamental to nearly...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2009.5354116

Snail-inspired water-enhanced soft sliding suction for climbing robots

Tianqi Yue, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, Jonathan Rossiter • Nature Communications (2024)

Abstract Snails can stably slide across a surface with only a single high-payload sucker, offering an efficient adhesive locomotion mechanism for next-generation climbing robots. The critical factor for snails’ sliding suction behaviour is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48293-2

Optimizing Post-Curing Protocols for 3D-Printed Dental Models: A Long-Term Evaluation of Mechanical and Physical Properties

Irina Besliu Bancescu, Roxana Gheorghita, Alexandru Nemtoi • Engineering Proceedings (2026)

This study evaluated the influence of post-polymerization duration and a 14-day aging period on the mechanical and physical properties of 3D-printed standard resin models. Methods: Specimens were printed using Anycubic resin (50 µm layers) ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/engproc2026148002

An Augmented Discrete-Time Approach for Human-Robot Collaboration

Peidong Liang, Lianzheng Ge, Yihuan Liu, Lijun Zhao et al. • Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society (2016)

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is a key feature to distinguish the new generation of robots from conventional robots. Relevant HRC topics have been extensively investigated recently in academic institutes and companies to improve human and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2016/9126056

Laws on Robots, Laws by Robots, Laws in Robots: Regulating Robot Behaviour by Design

Ronald E. Leenes, Federica Lucivero • Law Innovation and Technology (2014)

Speculation about robot morality is almost as old as the concept of a robot itself. Asimov’s three laws of robotics provide an early and well-discussed example of moral rules robots should observe. Despite the widespread influence of the th...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5235/17579961.6.2.193

Soft robotics: Technologies and systems pushing the boundaries of robot abilities

Cecilia Laschi, Barbara Mazzolai, Matteo Cianchetti • Science Robotics (2016)

The proliferation of soft robotics research worldwide has brought substantial achievements in terms of principles, models, technologies, techniques, and prototypes of soft robots. Such achievements are reviewed here in terms of the abilitie...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aah3690

Performance and Energy Consumption Analysis for UWSNs with Priority Scheduling Based on Access Probability and Wakeup Threshold

Ning Li, Zhiyu Xiang, Liang Feng, Zhiqiang Gao et al. • Sensors (2025)

As advancements in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology unfold, the role of underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) is becoming increasingly pivotal. However, the high energy consumption in these networks can significantly red...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25020570

Virtual Reality-Based Center of Mass-Assisted Personalized Balance Training System

Deepesh Kumar, Alejandro González, Alejandro González, Abhijit Das et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

Poststroke hemiplegic patients often show altered weight distribution with balance disorders, increasing their risk of fall. Conventional balance training, though powerful, suffers from scarcity of trained therapists, frequent visits to cli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2017.00085

Robotont 3–an accessible 3D-printable ROS-supported open-source mobile robot for education and research

Eva Mõtshärg, Veiko Vunder, Renno Raudmäe, Marko Muro et al. • Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2024)

Educational robots offer a platform for training aspiring engineers and building trust in technology that is envisioned to shape how we work and live. In education, accessibility and modularity are significant in the choice of such a techno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2024.1406645