Adnan Saood — accepted AI-conference papers

2026

Contributing Factors in Human-Robot Handshake: Compliance, Hand Grip, and Synchrony

ICRA 2026poster

Physical touch, such as handshakes, plays a critical role in human-robot interaction (HRI), influencing perceived naturalness and social presence. This study investigates how arm compliance, hand grip strength, and motion synchrony jointly affect the subjective quality of a human-robot handshake. We…

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2025

"Oh! It's Fun Chatting with You!" a Humor-Aware Social Robot Chat Framework

Heng Zhang, Adnan Saood, Juan Jose Garcia Cardenas, Xiaoxuan Hei, Adriana Tapus

ICRA 2025

Humor is a key element in human interactions, essential for building connections and rapport. To enhance human-robot communication, we developed a humor-aware chat framework that enables robots to deliver contextually appropriate humor. This framework takes into account the interaction environment,

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