Social robots hold great promise for assisting both older adults with dementia and those in good health. Yet, little is known about how people want to interact with these robots. This article introduces a framework for the key features social robots should have, based on insights from a four-month study of how seniors engage with robots through conversation and interaction. We … [Read more...] about Characteristics of social robots: A framework for development
Emotion recognition
From artificial intelligence to artificial mind: A paradigm shift
Considering the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in various fields, especially the closeness of its function to the human brain in terms of perception and the understanding of sensory and emotional concepts, it can be concluded that this concept is cognitively evolving toward an artificial mind (AM). This article introduces the concept of AM as a more accurate … [Read more...] about From artificial intelligence to artificial mind: A paradigm shift
Electrodermal activity: Fundamental principles, measurement, and application
Electrodermal activity (EDA) is a low-cost and nonintrusive way of monitoring the emotional state of a subject. It is also a viable gateway to study the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), which is responsible for the so-called fight-or-flight responses happening at the unconsciousness level (Boucsein, 2012). It is a frequently used modality in psychophysiology because of its … [Read more...] about Electrodermal activity: Fundamental principles, measurement, and application