Introduction: Autonomous delivery robots are a promising alternative for last-mile delivery. To realise successful implementation of delivery robots in public spaces, it is important to study the interaction between robots and the traffic environment. The traffic environment includes the physical infrastructure …

Het is te verwachten dat winkelpersoneel in de nabije toekomst steeds vaker samen met sociale robots de klant gaat bedienen. Het maakt het werk leuker en efficiënter, en klanten profiteren van de sterke punten van zowel het personeel als de robot. Om winkelpersoneel met een robot zo goed mogelijk in …

DurableCASE aims for a cooperativity framework for mobile (agro)robots. The framework comprises multiple software agents, partly centralized and partly to be integrated in high-level individual robot planning, that allow individual robots to become part of a team, performing functions faster and/ or …

To benefit from the social capabilities of a robot math tutor, instead of being distracted by them, a novel approach is needed where the math task and the robot's social behaviors are better intertwined. We present concrete design specifications of how children can practice math via a personal conversation …

The challenges facing primary education are significant: a growing teacher shortage, relatively high administrative burdens that contribute to work-related stress and an increasing diversity of children in the classroom. A promising new technology that can help teachers and children meet these challenges …

Given the hospitality industry's quick rebound and volume growth in most OECD nations following the Great Recession, the hotel sector in the Netherlands is currently experiencing a severe labour shortage that predates the Covid-19 epidemic (Joppe, 2012). Staff shortages and cost-cutting measures in the …

Conference Paper about the integration of a robot solution in a manufacturing environment: a serious gaming approach

Een krappe arbeidsmarkt en steeds meer variatie in de vraag: de uitdagingen van bedrijven in de industrie. De inzet van robots biedt kansen. Om succes te hebben moet je wel op een aantal zaken letten. In deze masterclass bespreken onderzoekers van HAN en Saxion de uitkomsten van een onderzoek naar uitdagingen …

This review is the first step in a long-term research project exploring how social robotics and AI-generated content can contribute to the creative experiences of older adults, with a focus on collaborative drawing and painting. We systematically searched and selected literature on human-robot co-creativity, …

Laboratory experiments are important pedagogical tools in engineering courses. Restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic made it very difficult or impossible for laboratory classes to take place, resulting on a fast transition to simulation as an approach to guarantee the effectiveness of teaching. …