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Two generations of robots for human-robot interaction research

Uploaded on Jan 15, 2009

 

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Human-robot interaction

Published on Apr 10, 2014

 

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Giving personality to a stalking machine

Published on Jun 23, 2015

What happens when people walking down the street get stalked by a toy lawnmower? Are we terrorized or totally cool with that?

 

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Press-release "'Psychic robot' will know what you really meant to do"

University of Illinois at Chicago

Jim Patton

Justin Horowitz

 

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Article "Gestures improve communication – even with robots"

March 31, 2016

 

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Piggybacking robots: overtrust in human-robot security dynamics
May 23, 2016

A senior thesis, presented by Serena Booth to the Computer Science department of Harvard SEAS, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the subject of Computer Science.
Thesis advised by Prof. Radhika Nagpal, and read by Prof. Jim Waldo and Prof. Krzysztof Gajos.

"In automation we trust: senior thesis project examines concept of over-trusting robotic systems"

by Harvard SEAS
May 26, 2016

Piggybacking Robots: Human-Robot Overtrust in University Dormitory Security

Published on Jan 25, 2017

Can overtrust in robots compromise physical security? We conducted a series of experiments in which a robot positioned outside a secure-access student dormitory asked passersby to assist it to gain access. We found individual participants were comparably likely to assist the robot in exiting (40% assistance rate) as in entering (19%). When the robot was disguised as a food delivery agent for the fictional start-up Robot Grub, individuals were more likely to assist the robot in entering (76%). Groups of people were more likely than individuals to assist the robot in entering (71%). Lastly, we found participants who identified the robot as a bomb threat were just as likely to open the door (87%) as those who did not. Thus, we demonstrate that overtrust—the unfounded belief that the robot does not intend to deceive or carry risk—can represent a significant threat to physical security.

Serena Booth, James Tompkin, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Jim Waldo, Hanspeter Pfister, and Radhika Nagpal. Piggybacking robots: Human-robot overtrust in university dormitory security. In Proceedings of HRI'17, 2017. To appear.

 

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Robot kindergarten teaches droids of the future

Published on May 26, 2016

Less than 100 years from now, robots will be friendly, useful participants in our homes and workplaces, predicts UBC mechanical engineering professor and robotics expert Elizabeth Croft.

"‘Robot kindergarten’ trains droids of the future"

by University of British Columbia
May 27, 201

 

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Article "AutomatonRoboticsHome Robots"
Study: You'll Love Your Robot More If You Assemble It Yourself

by Evan Ackerman
June 15, 2016

 

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Article "Infographic: The making of a collaborative robot"

by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
June 10, 2016

 

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Robot's concave eyes look like they're following you

Published on Mar 29, 2017

The design feature could improve interactions with robots by making many people feel like they're being looked at.

"Robot has eyes designed to follow you around like the Mona Lisa"

by Timothy Revell
March 29, 2017

 

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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at Georgia Tech

Published on May 9, 2017

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) allows us to augment our lives and do what was unthinkable just a decade ago using personal computing devices and networked systems. Georgia Tech is a pioneering force in a new age of HCI, with research advances using creative new form factors and approaches by some of the field’s leading researchers, right here in Atlanta. Take a look at some of the people and work at the institute and how they are shaping the future of global HCI research.

 

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Future Interfaces Group: The next phase of computer-human interaction

Published on Dec 17, 2018

Combining machine learning with creative applications of sensors, Future Interfaces Group is trying to find the next ways we’ll interface with computers beyond our current modes of voice and touch. Key technologies whose interfaces are yet to be standardized include smartwatches, AR/VR, and the internet of things.