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Coggins, T.N. (author)In the introduction of this thesis, I contend that robot ethics, as a research field, generally treats privacy as the appropriate distribution of information, and therefore overlooks privacy concerns raised by robots beyond this conceptualization’s purview. I illustrate this contention by evaluating a hypothetical case involving a household...doctoral thesis 2024
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Lee, Y. (author)E-learning has shifted the traditional learning paradigms in higher education, offering more flexible, ubiquitous, and personalized learning experiences. The previous years COVID-19 pandemic required a re-calibration of education to accommodate virtual learning environments from the traditional classroom-based education. Widespread learning...doctoral thesis 2024
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van der Spaa, L.F. (author)Physical human-robot cooperation (pHRC) has the potential to combine human and robot strengths in a team that can achieve more than a human and a robot working on the task separately. However, how much of the potential can be realized depends on the quality of cooperation, in which awarenes of the partner’s intention and preferences plays an...doctoral thesis 2024
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Kunavar, Tjasa (author), Jamšek, Marko (author), Avila-Mireles, Edwin Johnatan (author), Rueckert, Elmar (author), Peternel, L. (author), Babič, Jan (author)During the learning of a new sensorimotor task, individuals are usually provided with instructional stimuli and relevant information about the target task. The inclusion of haptic devices in the study of this kind of learning has greatly helped in the understanding of how an individual can improve or acquire new skills. However, the way in...journal article 2024
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Bier, H.H. (author), Hidding, A.J. (author), Khademi, S. (author), van Engelenburg, C.C.J. (author), Prendergast, J.M. (author), Peternel, L. (author)Real-world applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in architecture have been explored more recently at Technical University (TU) Delft by integrating AI in Design-to-Robotic-Production-Assembly and -Operation (D2RPA&O) methods. These embed robotics into building processes and buildings by linking computational design with robotic...conference paper 2024
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Murray-Rust, D.S. (author), Gorbet, Matt (author), Filthaut, L. (author), Lupetti, M.L. (author), van der Helm, A.J.C. (author), Chiu, Adrian (author), Ianniello, A. (author), Beesley, Philip (author)This work illustrates how artistic robotic systems can provide a reservoir of unfamiliarity and a basis for speculation, to open the field toward new ways of thinking about HRI. We reflect on a collaborative project between design students, a media art studio, and design researchers working with the baggage handling department of the Schiphol...conference paper 2024
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Avaei, S. (author), van der Spaa, L.F. (author), Peternel, L. (author), Kober, J. (author)Humans often demonstrate diverse behaviors due to their personal preferences, for instance, related to their individual execution style or personal margin for safety. In this paper, we consider the problem of integrating both path and velocity preferences into trajectory planning for robotic manipulators. We first learn reward functions that...journal article 2023
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Lee, Y. (author), Migut, M.A. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)Different individual features of the learner data often work as essential indicators of learning and intervention needs. This work exploits the personas in the design thinking process as the theoretical basis to analyze and cluster learners’ learning behavior patterns as groups. To adapt to the learning practice, we develop data-driven personas...journal article 2023
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de Boer, T.A.B. (author), de Winter, J.C.F. (author), Eisma, Y.B. (author)A spectrum of control methods in human–robot interaction was investigated, ranging from direct control to telepresence with a virtual representation of the robot arm. A total of 24 participants used a setup that included a Franka Emika Panda robot arm, Varjo XR-3 head-mounted display, and Leap Motion Controller. Participants performed a box...journal article 2023
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Haninger, Kevin (author), Hegeler, Christian (author), Peternel, L. (author)Robotic tasks which involve uncertainty – due to variation in goal, environment configuration, or confidence in task model – may require human input to instruct or adapt the robot. In tasks with physical contact, several existing methods for adapting robot trajectory or impedance according to individual uncertainties have been proposed, e.g.,...journal article 2023
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Wilde, N. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author)Reward learning is a highly active area of research in human-robot interaction (HRI), allowing a broad range of users to specify complex robot behaviour. Experiments with simulated user input play a major role in the development and evaluation of reward learning algorithms due to the availability of a ground truth. In this paper, we review...journal article 2023
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Fang, Cheng (author), Peternel, L. (author), Seth, A. (author), Sartori, Massimo (author), Mombaur, Katja (author), Yoshida, Eiichi (author)The advancement and development of human modeling have greatly benefited from principles used in robotics, for instance, multibody dynamics laid the foundations for physics engines of human movement simulation, and the robotics and control theory were used to contextualize human sensorimotor control. There are many common interests and...review 2023
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Maessen, Rosa E.S. (author), Prendergast, J.M. (author), Peternel, L. (author)Skill propagation among robots without human involvement can be crucial in quickly spreading new physical skills to many robots. In this respect, it is a good alternative to pure reinforcement learning, which can be time-consuming, or learning from human demonstration, which requires human involvement. In the latter case, there may not be...journal article 2023
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Zhou, Y. (author)Robots navigating in social environments inevitably exhibit behavior perceived as inappropriate by people, which they will repeat unless they are aware of them; hindering their social acceptance. This highlights the importance of robots detecting and adapting to the perceived appropriateness of their behavior, in line with what we found in a...conference paper 2023
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Hoggenmueller, Marius (author), Lupetti, M.L. (author), van der Maden, W.L.A. (author), Grace, Kazjon (author)Design fixation, a phenomenon describing designers' adherence to pre-existing ideas or concepts that constrain design outcomes, is particularly prevalent in human-robot interaction (HRI), for example, due to collectively held and stabilised imaginations of what a robot should look like or behave. In this paper, we explore the contribution of...conference paper 2023
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Mollen, J.K. (author), Van Der Putten, Peter (author), Darling, Kate (author)Due to an increased presence of robots in human-inhabited environments, we observe a growing body of examples in which humans show behavior that is indicative of strong social engagement towards robots that do not possess any life-like realism in appearance or behavior. In response, we focus on the under-explored concept of a common locus as a...journal article 2023
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Li, Xiaomeng (author), Afghari, A.P. (author), Oviedo-Trespalacios, O. (author), Kaye, Sherrie Anne (author), Haworth, Narelle (author)Fully automated vehicles (FAVs) have the potential to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion and emissions. Most studies of acceptance of FAVs have focused on motor vehicle users, largely ignoring other road users, such as cyclists. This study investigates the factors that influence cyclists’ receptivity towards sharing roads with...journal article 2023
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Lee, Y. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)Reading on digital devices has become more commonplace, while it often poses challenges to learners' attention. In this study, we hypothesized that allowing learners to reflect on their reading phases with an empathic social robot companion might enhance learners' attention in e-reading. To verify our assumption, we collected a novel dataset ...conference paper 2023
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Botros, Alexander (author), Sadeghi, Armin (author), Wilde, N. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Smith, Stephen L. (author)Many problems in robotics seek to simultaneously optimize several competing objectives under constraints. A conventional approach to solving such multi-objective optimization problems is to create a single cost function comprised of the weighted sum of the individual objectives. Solutions to this scalarized optimization problem are Pareto...conference paper 2023
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Koerten, K.O. (author), Abbink, D.A. (author)Robotic assistance for work processes in the hospitality industry is receiving increased attention both in the hospitality industry and in academic research. Unfortunately, academic literature about hospitality robotics is currently disjointed, making it hard for hospitality professionals to decide which processes to target, and which...book chapter 2023