Abstract Research in social robotics is focused on the development of robots that can provide physical and cognitive support a socially interactive way. Whilst some studies have previously investigated importance user characteristics (age, gender, education, robot familiarity, mood) acceptance as well influence robot’s displayed emotion (positive, negative, neutral) has interaction, these two aspects are rarely combined. Therefore, this study attempts to highlight need consider both human...

Emotional deception and emotional attachment are regarded as ethical concerns in human robot interaction. Considering these is essential, particularly little known about longitudinal effects of interactions with social robots. We ran a user study older adults two retirement villages, where people interacted didactic setting for eight sessions over period four weeks. The would show either non-emotive or emotive behavior during order to investigate deception. Questionnaires were given...

Alzheimer's Disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, and a leading cause of disability among elderly. Eye movement behaviour demonstrates potential as non-invasive biomarker for Disease, with changes detectable at an early stage after initial onset. This paper introduces new publicly available dataset: EM-COGLOAD. A dual-task paradigm was used to create effects declined cognitive performance in 75 healthy adults they carried out visual tracking tasks. Their eye recorded, time...

ABSTRACT Neuropsychological studies suggest a subclinical impairment in executive function that occurs with normal aging. This is the first study to examine performance of healthy older adults on Tower London-Revised (TOL-R), as well relationship between TOL-R and verbal nonverbal abilities. Performance 63 adult participants two WAIS-III subtests was compared 35 young college students. Group comparisons indicated age differences performance; however, these were eliminated after adjusting for...

Abstract This study examined the predictive validity of widely utilized neuropsychological tests, Cognitive Behavioral Driving Inventory (CBDI) and Useful Field View (UFOV), to predict driving abilities in a community-dwelling older adult population. Thirty-nine adults were given test battery an on-the-road test. Results indicated that while performance on both CBDI UFOV was significantly performance, tests executive function, memory, visual perception more ability. These results suggest...

Abstract We examined the extent to which individual differences contribute performance in a task considered index implicit learning, Hebb Digits task. Although learning is be equivalent for those with and explicit knowledge of repeating digit pattern, this study found that participants who developed showed whereas without did not. Additionally, outperformed on working memory measures, specifically Automated Operation Span Task total correct score absolute score. However, no significant were...

This work explored the use of human–robot interaction research to investigate robot ethics. A longitudinal study was conducted with self-reported healthy older adults determine whether expression artificial emotions by a social could result in emotional deception and attachment. The findings from this have highlighted that currently there appears be no adequate tools, or means, ethical impact concerns ensuing long-term interactions between robots adults. raises question we should continue...

This research investigates whether there is an ethical concern in robots misrepresenting their internal state through speech. Participants were asked to discuss food preferences with a robot, where the robot would either respond facts or implied personal stance. Results show that are no significant differences way participants perceived accepted interaction; nor interaction influenced mood. indicates use of opinion by does not significantly impact participants' and therefore may necessarily...

Individuals with tetraplegia and similar forms of paralysis suffer physically emotionally due to a lack autonomy. To help regain part this autonomy, assistive robotic arms have been shown increase living independence. However, users pose unique challenging conditions for the control these devices. In article, we present use Diegetic Graphical User Interfaces, novel, intuitive, computationally inexpensive approach gaze-controlled interfaces applied robots. By using symbols paired fiducial...

This work describes an incidental finding from a longitudinal Human-Robot Interaction study that was investigating whether robot showing emotions during interactions with older adults perceived differently than to did not display the interaction. During this we noted some found it hard understand what saying, regardless of volume speech generated by robot. The fact they have problems in understanding researcher led us accessibility-related issue more depth. paper implications and...

The question of whether fluid intelligence can be differentiated from general in older adults is addressed. Data indicate that the developmental pattern performance on tasks differs intelligence. These results suggest it important to identify changes cognitive functions associated with frontal lobe decline, as they may early indicators decline.

The use of social robots can bring many benefits, but raises ethical concerns as well.One these concerns, emotional deception, was investigated in this research.First, affective robot behaviour is validated, followed by a user study to investigate the effect story context and on user's affect, perception acceptance robot.Results show that implemented behaviours are perceived intended, there little influence people's robot.It found has an users interpret emotion robot, where somber provided...

This paper stresses the importance of establishing ethical principles regarding possible (psychological) effects interactions with (social) robots.It highlights existing and standards artificial intelligence systems robots, why these are not fully applicable to social robots yet.Lastly, it provides suggestions on how establish human-robot interactions.