Social Robotics [electronic resource] : 4th International Conference, ICSR 2012, Chengdu, China, October 29-31, 2012. Proceedings / edited by Shuzhi Sam Ge, Oussama Khatib, John-John Cabibihan, Reid Simmons, Mary-Anne Williams.

Affective and Cognitive Sciences for Socially Interactive Robots -- Situated Interaction and Embodiment -- Robots to Assist the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities -- Social Acceptance of Robots and Their Impact to the Society -- Artificial Empathy -- HRI through Non-verbal Communication and Control.-   Social Telepresence Robots, Embodiments and Networks -- Interaction and Collaboration among Robots, Humans, and Environment -- Human Augmentation, Rehabilitation, and Medical Robots I -- Human Augmentation, Rehabilitation, and Medical Robots II. Situated Interaction and Embodiment -- Robots to Assist the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities -- Social Acceptance of Robots and Their Impact to the Society -- Artificial Empathy -- HRI through Non-verbal Communication and Control.-   Social Telepresence Robots, Embodiments and Networks -- Interaction and Collaboration among Robots, Humans, and Environment -- Human Augmentation, Rehabilitation, and Medical Robots I -- Human Augmentation, Rehabilitation, and Medical Robots II.