Social Robot

Social robots aim to create natural and beneficial interactions between humans and machines, focusing on applications in healthcare, education, and entertainment. Current research emphasizes improving robot navigation, conversation management, and emotional expressiveness, often employing deep reinforcement learning, large language models (LLMs), and various cognitive architectures to achieve human-like behavior and understanding. This field is significant for advancing human-robot interaction, particularly in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations and improving assistive technologies, while also raising important ethical considerations regarding safety and deception.