All Outputs (4)

Immersive control of a robot surrogate for users in palliative care (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Quality of life (QoL) is especially important for palliative care patients, who can be at risk of mental health issues. This project aims to design and implement an immersive control system for a robotic surrogate, that allows users to interact as na... Read More about Immersive control of a robot surrogate for users in palliative care.

The effect of virtual reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Telecommunication software is often used to tackle social isolation in those with restricted mobility, but lacks high-level interactions found in face-to-face conversation. This study investigated the use of an immersive control system for a robotic... Read More about The effect of virtual reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software.

Audio-driven robot upper-body motion synthesis (2020)
Journal Article

Body language is an important aspect of human communication, which an effective human-robot interaction interface should mimic well. Human beings exchange information and convey their thoughts and feelings through gaze, facial expressions, body langu... Read More about Audio-driven robot upper-body motion synthesis.

In-situ learning from a domain expert for real world socially assistive robot deployment (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The effectiveness of Socially Assistive Robots (SAR) relies on their ability to motivate particular user behaviours, e.g. engagement with a task, requiring complex social interactions tailored to the needs and motivations of the user. Professionals f... Read More about In-situ learning from a domain expert for real world socially assistive robot deployment.