Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Robot Characters: Co-Designing Dynamic Personalities for Cognitively Assistive Robots

  Dagoberto Cruz-Sandoval, Alyssa Kubota, Connie Guan, Soyon Kim, Laurel D. Riek (2026) — ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

  The paper introduces the concept of a "robot character" — a holistic, context-sensitive framing of robot personality that extends beyond trait-based models such as Big Five by incorporating shared interests, cultural background, lived experiences, an…

  • cognitively assistive robots
  • robot personality
  • co-design
  • inclusive design
  • dementia
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • cross-cultural research
  • human-robot interaction
  • participatory design
  • disability justice