Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. The human in the loop
5. Helping robots imitate 9
6. The role of expectations and situations in human-robot interaction 35
7. Validating characterizations of sociality in HRI 57
8. Attitudes toward robots and factors influencing them 73
9. The USUS evaluation framework for user-centered HRI 89
10. Toward making robots invisible-in-use 111
11. Joint action, collaboration and communication
12. A dynamic field approach to goal inference, error detection and anticipatory action selection in human-robot collaboration 135
13. Accessing robot acceptance by motor interference 165
14. Evaluation of robot body movements supporting communication 185
15. The acquisition of word semantics by a humanoid robot via interaction with a human tutor 211
16. Communication robots 235
17. Designing domestic robots with personality 257
18. Robots in therapy, safety and communication
19. Touch-triggered withdrawal reflexes for safer robots 281
20. Rehabilitation robots 305
21. Notes 327
22. Index 329