Program at a Glance

Listing of Accepted Papers

Parallel Paper Session 1 - Design Philosophies and Software Architectures for Robotics

A Multimodal Human-Robot-Dialog applying Emotional Feedbacks
Alexander Bannat, Jürgen Blume, Jürgen T. Geiger, Tobias Rehrl, Frank Wallhoff, Christoph Mayer, Bernd Radig, Stefan Sosnowski and Kolja Kühnlenz

Pseudo Swarm Implementation Using Robotic Agents and Graphical Simulation through Action Script
Jeremiah C. Aboganda, Christopher Kim C. Go, Jonathan R. Maniago, Michelle Jean R. Sia and Carlos M. Oppus

User Identification for Healthcare Service Robots: Multidisciplinary Design for Implementation of Interactive Services
I Han Kuo, Chandimal Jayawardena, Priyesh Tiwari, Elizabeth Broadbent and Bruce Alexander MacDonald

Using a social robot as a gaming platform
F. Alonso-Martín, V. González-Pacheco, Álvaro Castro-González, Arnaud. A. Ramey, Marta Yébenes and Miguel A. Salichs

Robotic Platform: A XML-Based Extensible Robot Intelligence Architecture (XRIA)
Ridong Jiang, Yeow Kee Tan, Dilip Kumar Limbu, Tran Anh Dung and Haizhou Li

Parallel Paper Session 2 - Social Acceptance for Human-Robot Interaction I

Socializing with Olivia, the Youngest Robot Receptionist Outside the Lab
Andreea Niculescu, Betsy van Dijk, Anton Nijholt, Dilip Kumar Limbu, Swee Lan See, Haizhou Li and Alvin Wong

Minimal set of recognizable gestures for a 10 DOF anthropomorphic robot
John-John Cabibihan, Wendy Yusson, Saba Salehi and Shuzhi Sam Ge

STB: Intentional Stance Grounded Child-dependent Robot
Yuto Yamaji, Taisuke Miyake, Yuta Yoshiike, P. Ravindra S. De Silva and Michio Okada

Using the Interaction Rhythm as a Natural Reinforcement Signal for Social Robots: A Matter of Belief
Antoine Hiolle, Lola Cañamero and Pierre Andry, Arnaud Blanchard and Philippe Gaussier

Case Study of a Multi-Robot Healthcare System: Effects of Docking and Metaphor on Persuasion
Osamu Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Takaaki Akimoto and Norihiro Hagita

Parallel Paper Session 3 - Learning, Adaptation and Evolution of Robot Intelligence

State representation with perceptual constancy based on active motion
Manabu Gouko and Yuichi Kobayashi

Selection of Actions for an Autonomous Social Robot
Álvaro Castro-González, Maria Malfaz and Miguel A. Salichs

On Internal Knowledge Representation for Programming Mobile Robots by Demonstration
Tanveer Abbas and Bruce A. MacDonald

A Software Framework For Multi Player Robot Games
Søren Tranberg Hansen & Santiago Ontañón

A Behavior Adaptation Method for an Elderly Companion Robot---Rui
Yong Tao, Tianmiao Wang, Hongxing Wei and Peijiang Yuan

An Adaptive Information System for an Empathic Robot using EEG Data
Dominic Heger, Felix Putze, and Tanja Schultz

Parallel Paper Session 4 - Mechatronics & Intelligent Control

Mind Robotic Rehabilitation based on Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interface
Yaozhang Pan, Qing Zhuang Goh, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Keng Peng Tee and Keum-Shik Hong

COSA Finger: A Coupled and Self-adaptive Under-actuated Unit for Humanoid Robotic Hand
Jie Sun & Wenzeng Zhang

A Humanoid Robot Upper Limb System with Anthropomorphic Robot Hand: GCUA Hand II
Demeng Che and Wenzeng Zhang

Improving Positioning Accuracy of Robotic Systems by Using Environmental Support Constraints - A New Bionic Approach
Albert Albers, Markus Frietsch and Christian Sander

Nonlinear Control of a Robot Manipulator with Time-varying Uncertainties
Rui Yan, Keng Peng Tee and Haizhou Li

Adaptive Motion Synchronization of Bilateral Teleoperation Systems with Time-varying Communication Delays
Xiaoqing Cao and Zhijun Li

Parallel Paper Session 5 - HRI in Assistive Technologies for People with Special Needs

Design of Robot Assisted Observation System for Therapy and Education of Children with Autism
Young-Duk Kim, Jong-Wook Hong, Won-Seok Kang, Sang-Su Baek, Hyo-Shin Lee and Jinung An

Study on An Assistive Robot for Improving Imitation Skill of Children with Autism
Isao Fujimoto, Tohru Matsumoto, P. Ravindra S. De Silva, Masakazu Kobayashi and Masatake Higashi

Developing Play Scenarios for Tactile Interaction with a Humanoid Robot: A Case Study Exploration with Children with Autism
Ben Robins and Kerstin Dautenhahn

Development of PARO Interventions for Dementia Patients in Dutch Psycho-Geriatric Care
Gert Jan Gelderblom, Roger Bemelmans, Nadine Spierts, Pieter Jonker and Luc de Witte

Short Term Effect Evaluation of IROMEC involved therapy for children with intellectual disabilities
Tanja Bernd, Gert Jan Gelderblom, Silvie Vanstipelen and Luc de Witte

Adaptive Robot Design with Hand and Face Tracking for Use in Autism Therapy
Laura Boccanfuso and Jason M. O’Kane

Parallel Paper Session 6 - Affective and Cognitive Sciences for Interactive Robots

Selecting when acting: how human perception is tuned to action goals and how robotics can benefit from that
Agnieszka Wykowska and Anna Schubö

The Evaluation of Empathy, Autonomy and Touch to Inform the Design of an Environmental Monitoring Robot
Vanessa Evers, Andi Winterboer, Gregor Pavlin and Frans Groen

Attention Determination for Social Robots Using Salient Regions Detection
Hongsheng He, Zhengchen Zhang and Shuzhi Sam Ge

Bimodal Emotion Recognition
Marco Paleari, Ryad Chellali and Benoit Huet

Objective evaluation of spatial information acquisition using a visuo-tactile sensory substitution device
Luca Brayda, Claudio Campus, Ryad Chellali and Guido Rodriguez

Parallel Paper Session 7 - Social Acceptance for Human-Robot Interaction II

Can I Help You? A Spatial Attention System for a Receptionist Robot
Patrick Holthaus, Ingo Lütkebohle, Marc Hanheide and Sven Wachsmuth

A Persuasive Robotic Agent to Save Energy: The Influence of Social Feedback, Feedback Valence and Task Similarity on Energy Conservation Behavior
Jaap Ham and Cees Midden

Understanding Communication Patterns for Designing Robot Receptionist
Benedict Tiong Chee Tay, Alvin Hong Yee Wong, Dilip Kumar Limbu, Adrian Hwang Jian Tay, Yeow Kee Tan and Taezoon Park

Do social robots walk or roll?
Selene Chew, Willie Tay, Danielle Smit and Christoph Bartneck

Parallel Paper Session 8 - Interaction and Collaboration

Synthetic Skins with Humanlike Warmth
John-John Cabibihan , Rangarajan Jegadeesan, Saba Salehi and Shuzhi Sam Ge

Entrainment of pointing gestures by robot motion
Takamasa Iio, Masahiro Shiomi, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Takaaki Akimoto, Katsunori Shimohara and Norihiro Hagita

Emo-dramatic robotic stewards
Salvatore M. Anzalone, Antonio Nuzzo, Nicola Patti, Rosario Sorbello and Antonio Chella

Fusion and Self-Adaptation of Color and Gradient Based Models for Object Detection and Localization in Applications of Service Robots
Li Dong, Xinguo Yu, Liyuan Li and Jerry Kah Eng Hoe

Development of Robotic Arm Rehabilitation Machine with Biofeedback that Addresses the Question on Filipino Elderly Patient Motivation
Matthew Ang, Luke Limkaichong, Winston Perez, Lyka Sayson, Nikka Tampo, Nilo Bugtai & Eppie Estanislao-Clark