Trends and Patterns in Social Robotics Research: A Global Perspective

As technologies continue to advance, the role of robots cannot be underestimated. One of the essential robots is a social robot that works, interacts, communicates, and supports people. Hence, this study explores its evolution. This study used bibliometric research to analyze 1226 published articles from the Web of Science database between June 2003 and June 2023. The analysis shows an increase in the number of published articles, and this trend is likely to continue in the future. The analysis also shows that leading scholars come from the United States of America, China, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The analysis reveals that published articles still need to consider human values and sustainability as well as the functionality of artificial intelligence. This paper concludes by proposing areas for further study on social robots.