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Alessandro Di Nuovo
Engineering
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Combined Vision and Wearable System for Daily Activity Recognition
Social assistive robotics aims at improving the quality of life of elderly people and caregivers. Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is one of the capabilities the assistive robot should be endowed with, to allo...
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Open AccessAbstract Concept Learning in Cognitive Robots
Understanding and manipulating abstract concepts is a fundamental characteristic of human intelligence that is currently missing in artificial agents. Without it, the ability of these robots to interact social...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Brief Review of Robotics Technologies to Support Social Interventions for Older Users
In the last few decades, various studies demonstrated numerous robotics applications that can tackle the problem of the aging population by supporting older people to live longer and independently at home. Thi...
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Develo** the knowledge of number digits in a child-like robot
Number knowledge can be boosted initially by embodied strategies such as the use of fingers. This Article explores the perceptual process of grounding number symbols in artificial agents, particularly the iCub...
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Assessment of Cognitive skills via Human-robot Interaction and Cloud Computing
Technological advances are increasing the range of applications for artificial intelligence, especially through its embodiment within humanoid robotics platforms. This promotes the development of novel systems...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Social Robots as Psychometric Tools for Cognitive Assessment: A Pilot Test
Recent research demonstrated the benefits of employing robots as therapeutic assistants and caregivers, but very little is known on the use of robots as a tool for psychological assessment. Socially capable ro...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
IBM Cloud Services Enhance Automatic Cognitive Assessment via Human-Robot Interaction
Thanks to recent developments in artificial intelligence and social robotics, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) can be used as a non-invasive screening tool for the assessment of cognitive decline. In this scenar...
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Open AccessThe multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly
Socially assistive robotic platforms are now a realistic option for the long-term care of ageing populations. Elderly users may benefit from many services provided by robots operating in different environments...
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Embodied Mental Imagery in Cognitive Robots
This chapter is focused on discussing the concept of mental imagery as a fundamental cognitive capability to enhance the performance of cognitive robots . Indeed, the emphasis will be on the embodied imagery mech...
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Open AccessRobots in Education and Care of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Study on Acceptance by Experienced and Future Professionals
Research in the area of robotics has made available numerous possibilities for further innovation in the education of children, especially in the rehabilitation of those with learning difficulties and/or intel...
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New Frontiers of Service Robotics for Active and Healthy Ageing
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A User-Centric Design of Service Robots Speech Interface for the Elderly
The elderly in the Europe increased and keep growing in coming years. In facing the elder care challenges posed by the amount of seniors staying alone in their own homes, great efforts have been made...
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Social Development of Artificial Cognition
a in applying insights from developmental psychology to build artificial intelligence and robotic systems. This endeavour, called developmental robotics, not only is a novel method of creating art...
