Rebecca Ramnauth
Biographic Data
| ID | 5118192 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Ramnauth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramnauth |
| SIGNATURE | RAMNAUTH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3556-532X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To Help or Not to Help
Robots are often designed to help, but help is not always helpful. In everyday situations, it is a socially delicate act: the right offer of help at the wrong moment can be intrusive, unnecessary, or even undermining. In this article, we challenge the prevailing assumption that robots should always offer help, prompting an essential discussion of how robots can discern when to offer help. We introduce a theoretical framework that enables robots t…
Long-Term Interactions with Social Robots
In the past two decades, the field of social robotics has undergone significant growth, witnessing a surge in long-term human–robot interaction (HRI) studies. This review paper provides an in-depth analysis of 120 long-term HRI studies conducted between 2003 and 2023, spanning 7 major domains including education, entertainment, and physical and mental health. We define “long-term” as studies deploying social robots with the same users for more th…
Is Someone There or Is That the TV? Detecting Social Presence Using Sound
Social robots in the home will need to solve audio identification problems to better interact with their users. This article focuses on the classification between (a) natural conversation that includes at least one co-located user and (b) media that is playing from electronic sources and does not require a social response, such as television shows. This classification can help social robots detect a user’s social presence using sound. Social robo…
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Is Someone There or Is That the TV? Detecting Social Presence Using Sound
Social robots in the home will need to solve audio identification problems to better interact with their users. This article focuses on the classification between (a) natural conversation that includes at least one co-located user and (b) media that is playing from electronic sources and does not require a social response, such as television shows. This classification can help social robots detect a user’s social presence using sound. Social robo…
Long-Term Interactions with Social Robots
In the past two decades, the field of social robotics has undergone significant growth, witnessing a surge in long-term human–robot interaction (HRI) studies. This review paper provides an in-depth analysis of 120 long-term HRI studies conducted between 2003 and 2023, spanning 7 major domains including education, entertainment, and physical and mental health. We define “long-term” as studies deploying social robots with the same users for more th…
To Help or Not to Help
Robots are often designed to help, but help is not always helpful. In everyday situations, it is a socially delicate act: the right offer of help at the wrong moment can be intrusive, unnecessary, or even undermining. In this article, we challenge the prevailing assumption that robots should always offer help, prompting an essential discussion of how robots can discern when to offer help. We introduce a theoretical framework that enables robots t…
Robot (3 works) · AI in Service Interactions (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Social Robot Interaction and HRI (2 works) · Autonomy (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Conversation (1 work) · Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (1 work) · Human–computer interaction (1 work)