OBSERVATORY OF SOCIAL ROBOTS
The Observatory of Social Robots monitored the implementation of social robots in society at a global scale and analyzes the social and ethical implications of this expansion.
We tracked social robots’ deployments in all areas of society, including healthcare, service sector, and education, among others.
Publication list
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer, I. (2023). Socially Assistive Robots’ Deployment in Healthcare Settings: A Global Perspective. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics.
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer, I. (2022). Liaison, safeguard, and well-being: Analyzing the role of social robots during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology in Society.
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer, I. (2021). Examining the Implementation of Socially Assistive Robots in the Healthcare Sector. 71st International Communication Association Conference (ICA), May 27-31, Virtual.
Aymerich-Franch, L. Why it is time to stop ostracizing social robots. Nature Machine Intelligence (2020).
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer I. (2020). Acting when humans can’t: the value of social robots in front of the pandemic (Orig. Actuar cuando los humanos no pueden: el valor de los robots sociales frente a la pandemia). Telos / The Conversation.
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer I. (2020). Reaching out when humans can’t: the role of social robots as caregivers during the pandemic. Social Bridges eConference – Bundeswehr University, Virtual, July 22nd.
Aymerich-Franch, L. & Ferrer, I. (2020). Social Robots as a brand strategy. In: Mas, Ll. Innovation in Branding and Advertising Communication, Routledge.
Funding
Ramón y Cajal – Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España, Ref. RYC-2016-19770.