1. Preface

   • Shuzhi Sam Ge
   • Maja J. Matarić

   EditorialNotes 02 December 2008 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Keepon

   • Hideki Kozima
   • Marek P. Michalowski
   • Cocoro Nakagawa

   Original Paper 19 November 2008 Pages: 3 - 18

3. Multi-Layer Architecture of Ubiquitous Robot System for Integrated Services

   • Jong-Hwan Kim
   • In-Bae Jeong
   • Kang-Hee Lee

   Original Paper 14 November 2008 Pages: 19 - 28

4. Towards Humanlike Social Touch for Sociable Robotics and Prosthetics: Comparisons on the Compliance, Conformance and Hysteresis of Synthetic and Human Fingertip Skins

   • John-John Cabibihan
   • Stéphane Pattofatto
   • Maria Chiara Carrozza

   Original Paper 14 November 2008 Pages: 29 - 40

5. Modeling Aspects of Theory of Mind with Markov Random Fields

   • Jesse Butterfield
   • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins
   • Jonas Schwertfeger

   Original Paper 13 November 2008 Pages: 41 - 51

6. Satisficing Coordination and Social Welfare for Robotic Societies

   • Wynn C. Stirling
   • Matthew S. Nokleby

   Original Paper 26 November 2008 Pages: 53 - 69

7. Measurement Instruments for the Anthropomorphism, Animacy, Likeability, Perceived Intelligence, and Perceived Safety of Robots

   • Christoph Bartneck
   • Dana Kulić
   • Susana Zoghbi

   Original Paper Open access 20 November 2008 Pages: 71 - 81

8. Where Robots and Virtual Agents Meet

   • Thomas Holz
   • Mauro Dragone
   • G. M. P. O’Hare

   Original Paper 26 November 2008 Pages: 83 - 93

9. Toward Acceptable Domestic Robots: Applying Insights from Social Psychology

   • James E. Young
   • Richard Hawkins
   • Takeo Igarashi

   Original Paper 18 November 2008 Pages: 95 - 108

10. Using Attachable Humanoid Parts for Realizing Imaginary Intention and Body Image

    • Hirotaka Osawa
    • Ren Ohmura
    • Michita Imai

    Original Paper 14 November 2008 Pages: 109 - 123