Editorial on Advancing Human–Robot Interaction: Empirical Insights and Innovative Applications

摘要

This special issue focuses on topics related to human–robot interaction, with particular interest in empirical results. The proposed robotic fields include a wide variety of applications where human–robot interaction becomes a fundamental factor, such as wearable robots, collaborative and cooperative robots, social robots, teleoperated robots, and haptics. The main research interests include system development and evaluation, design principles, methodologies, ethics, user experience, and user-centered design. A total of four articles have been published, touching different areas, technologies, and application fields.