Remote ReferenceDesk Service System using Android Robot for University Librarian In this paper, we propose a remote referencedesk service using an android robot that supports university librarians. For the convenience of the visitors and the efficiency of the librarians, it is important issues that the remote operation of the reference desk in the library works well. The remote system is implemented as the web applications executed on the server, and the librarians communicate with the visitors using the tablet via the remote view and voice recorded by the android robot. In addition, the system records the results of the dictation from the visitors talks. The implementation results and the longterm experiments at the reference desk of the university library show the feasibility of the robot services.

Humanoid coworkers: How is it like to work with a robot? Humanrobot interaction in corporate workplaces is a research area which remains unexplored. In this paper, we present the results and analysis of a social experiment we conducted by introducing a humanoid robot (Nadine) into a collaborative social workplace. The humanoidu0027s primary task was to function as a receptionist and provide general assistance to the customers. Moreover, the employees who interacted with Nadine were given over a month to get used to her capabilities, after which, the feedback was collected from the staff on the grounds of influence on productivity, affect experienced during interaction and their views on social robots assisting with regular tasks. Our results show that the usage of social robots for assisting with normal daytoday tasks is taken quite positively by the coworkers and that in the near future, more capable humanoid social robots can be used in workplaces for assisting with menial tasks. Finally, we posit that surveys such as ours could result in constructive opinions based on technological awareness, rather than opinions from mediadriven fears about the threats of technology.