Human-Robot Interaction
An Introduction

This broad overview for graduate students covers the range of topics needed to understand the area, from robotics to sociology.

Christoph Bartneck (Author), Tony Belpaeme (Author), Friederike Eyssel (Author), Takayuki Kanda (Author), Merel Keijsers (Author), Selma Šabanović (Author)

9781009424233, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 June 2024

324 pages, 93 maps
25.4 x 17.6 x 1.7 cm, 0.62 kg

'In the future, as AI and robotic technology further advance and become more prevalent in society, the relationship between humans and robots will deepen. This book is the first one you should read to understand the evolving relationship between humans and robots.' Hiroshi Ishiguro, Osaka University, Japan

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human–robot interaction (HRI) by leading researchers in this developing field is the first to provide a broad overview of the multidisciplinary topics central to modern HRI research. Written for students and researchers from robotics, artificial intelligence, psychology, sociology, and design, it presents the basics of how robots work, how to design them, and how to evaluate their performance. Self-contained chapters discuss a wide range of topics, including speech and language, nonverbal communication, and processing emotions, plus an array of applications and the ethical issues surrounding them. This revised and expanded second edition includes a new chapter on how people perceive robots, coverage of recent developments in robotic hardware, software, and artificial intelligence, and exercises for readers to test their knowledge.

1. Introduction
2. What is human–robot interaction?
3. How a robot works
4. Design
5. Spatial interaction
6. Nonverbal interaction
7. Verbal interaction
8. How people perceive robots
9. Emotion
10. Research methods
11. Applications
12. Robots in society
13. The future
A. Answers
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Image processing [UYT]