Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Potential and limitations of socially assistive robots to support malnutrition care: a critical reflection by dietitiansJanna W. Alberts · Martijn H. Vastenburg · Henk Herman Nap · Wijnand A. IJsselsteijnFrontiers in Digital Healthdoi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1747543
ReviewPublished 16 September 2026A review of full-stack autonomous obstacle avoidance for assistive robots for the disabledYuan Zhang · Shuo Wang · Changlong Zhao · Wei Li · Zhenrong Shi · Meng LiuFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1859583
Systematic ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Emotion recognition and human-robot interaction: a systematic review of methods and applicationsIraide Seijo Barquin · Juan Alejandro Castano · Virginia Ruiz Garate · Antonio J. del-AmaFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1891746
PerspectivePublished 10 September 2026Retired medical simulation manikins as a development platform for physically assistive robots: a staged roadmapNabil Zary · Jalal Alfroukh · Mohamed AlaliFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1933962
Original ResearchPublished 10 July 2026Living with a robot at home: the complexity of living with assistive robots in everyday lifeLillian Hung · Donna Case · Nathan Velazquez · Karen Lok Yi Wong · Olga Petrovskaya · Lily Haopu Ren · Katrina Leigh JangFrontiers in Dementiadoi 10.3389/frdem.2026.1843555
Brief Research ReportPublished 23 June 2026Long-term care residents and staff perspectives on PARO using video-reflexive ethnography (VRE)Yuka Ohno · Janna Zeid · Karen Lok Yi Wong · Lillian HungFrontiers in Dementiadoi 10.3389/frdem.2026.1823277