Social Robotics Research

Social Robotics Research @ UDC

Journals (PRJs)

Arora, Anshu S., Parnell, C., and Arora, Amit (2022). Applying Service-Dominant Logic and Conversation Management Principles to Social Robotics for Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, Accepted for Publication, January 2022.

Arora, A. S., Fleming, M., Arora, A., Taras, V., & Xu, J. (2021). Finding “H” in HRI: Examining Human Personality Traits, Robotic Anthropomorphism, and Robot Likeability in Human-Robot Interaction. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 17(1), 19-38, ABDC Ranked Journal. Arora, Anshu S., & Brown-Gaston, R. (2021). War and Peace: Ethical Challenges and Risks in Military Robotics. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 17(3), pp. 1-12, ABDC Ranked Journal.

Arora, Anshu S., & Arora, A. (2020). The Race between Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence: Examining Socio-Ethical Collaborative Robots through Anthropomorphism and Xenocentrism in HRI. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 16(1), pp. 1-16, ABDC Ranked Journal.

Publications

(1 NSF Grant, 4 PRJs, and 5 International Conference Proceedings)
National Science Foundation Grant in Social-Educational Robotics

2021 – 2024 - National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award: Social Motivation Approach for Rehabilitation Through Educational Robotics (SMARTER) research – https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2100934&HistoricalAwards=false

Dominique’ Jenkins, L., Parnell, C., Sammonds, A., Yepez, G., and Arora, Anshu S. (2021). ROB-I-LEARN – ROBOTIC INTERVENTIONS for LEARNING: Developing Ethical Robots Engaged in Robotic Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities, 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Making and Innovation Showcase, September 23-25, 2021, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC – https://youtu.be/s4QYX1lU4Kw

Arora, A. S., Fleming, M., Arora, A., and Taras, V. (2021). Robotic Anthropomorphism, Human Personality Traits, and Robot Likeability in Human-Robot Interaction, 2021 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, 50^th Annual Conference 2021, March 26-27, 2021, Whova Virtual Platform, https://nedsi.decisionsciences.org/

Yepez, G., Arora, A. S., & Arora, A. (2021). Advancement of Robotic Autonomy Benefitting Individuals with Autism: Ethical Curriculum Development through Social Robotics’ Design and Research, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Nominated for BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.

Sammonds, A. & Arora, A. (2021). Robotic Anthropomorphism and Intentionality through Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): Autism and the Human experience, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.

Parnell, C. & Arora, A. S. (2021). Integrating Social Robotics with the Big Five Human Personality Traits, Anthropomorphism, Social Motivation, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Nominated for Best Student Paper Award, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.

Social Robotics Research