Embodied intelligence (EI) has become a pivotal paradigm for human-robot collaboration (HRC), anchoring robots’ cognition in physical environmental and human interactions. However, cognitive alignment—the synchronization of perceptual, attentional and decision-making processes between humans and embodied robots—remains underexplored. This study combined EEG/fNIRS neurocognitive experiments and behavioral analyses to investigate its mechanisms via a collaborative assembly task,... more

Against global population aging, embodied robots are widely applied in elderly care, where affective trust and adaptive collaboration are vital. Elderly-assisted human-robot collaboration (HRC) faces unique challenges like declining cognitive-motor abilities and high emotional demands, yet the neurocognitive mechanisms linking robot embodied adaptation and affective trust remain unclear. This study combined behavioral experiments, fNIRS and... more

Against global population aging, embodied robots are widely applied in elderly care, where affective trust and adaptive collaboration are vital. Elderly-assisted human-robot collaboration (HRC) faces unique challenges like declining cognitive-motor abilities and high emotional demands, yet the neurocognitive mechanisms linking robot embodied adaptation and affective trust remain unclear. This study combined behavioral experiments, fNIRS and... more

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a critical transition between normal aging and dementia, demands early non-pharmacological intervention. Embodied robots show potential in elderly care, but existing MCI interventions rely on single-modal interaction and lack real-time cognitive state-based personalization. This study developed a multimodal perception-based intelligent robot (MPIR) and explored its effect on MCI elderly via a... more

Long-term acceptance is crucial for sustainable application of embodied robots in elderly care, but existing studies focus on short-term effects and lack personalized adaptation strategies. To address this, this study explored the impact of robots’ personalized affective adaptation (based on elderly’s personality and emotional preference) on long-term acceptance via a 12-week longitudinal experiment (36 participants,... more