Social robots are robots that interact with humans and each other in a socially acceptable fashion, conveying intention in a human-perceptible way, and are empowered to resolve goals with fellow agents, be they human or robot. Optimal human–robot interactions require robots to possess the following attributes: embodiment in the physical environment, quick reactions to unexpected events, computational sophistication for meeting goals, and the ability to interact with other robots for the realization of goals of increasing difficulty.
Antonio Andriella interview: robotics to help dementia patients & PRO-CARED project on robots in education
Interview with Antonio Andriella Research Scientist at PAL Robotics, Antonio Andriella recently won the prestigious Georges Giralt PhD Award for his thesis on personalising robotics assistance to help dementia patients, and is currently focussed on the PRO-CARED project to help