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1. Healthcare robotics are the future of elderly health care.
2. The users&#39; age is an essential actor in the process.
3. We studied the effect of age on the users&#39; perception o a care robot.
4. The results show a significant effect for age.

IEEE RO-MAN 2021

Robot Gesture Sonification to Enhance Awareness of Robot Status and Enjoyment of Interaction

approaching behavior

intergenerational hri

elderly/senior care

human-aware navigation

social robot

RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. This theme also touches upon people's expectations and perceptions of robots, as well as other social, cognitive and cultural factors that will influence human-robot interactions. We will have a special session/track on this topic, invite targeted submissions and include plenary speakers who are specialist in this area. We sincerely hope that this focus will help enlighten the design-thinking of all of us as we fabricate and program our own various systems.

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RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. 

1. Healthcare robotics are the future of elderly health care.
2. The users' age is an essential actor in the process.
3. We studied the effect of age on the users' perception o a care robot.
4. The results show a significant effect for age.

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