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Monday 30 March 2009
Upcoming talks at AISB'09 "New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction" symposium

Doctoral candidate Munjal Desai will present his latest work exploring appropriate levels of trust for human-robot interaction.

Abstract: One of the most significant challenges of human-robot  interaction research is...


Monday 16 March 2009
Holly Yanco Featured in Technology Review - "Machines for Living"

Holly Yanco, the head of the Robotics Lab, is featured in the March/April 2009 issue of Technology Review. The article, "Machines for Living," is written by Kristina Grifantini with photos by Leah Fasten.

"In...


Monday 16 March 2009
Upcoming symposium: "Experimental Design for Real-World Systems"

Doctoral candidate Kate Tsui and post-doctoral researcher Kristen Stubbs will host a symposium on "Experimental Design for Real-World Systems" at the AAAI Spring Symposium Series at Stanford University, March...


Monday 09 March 2009
Upcoming tutorial at HRI'09 in San Diego

Drs. Holly Yanco and Jill Drury will be hosting a full-day tutorial at the upcoming HRI'09 conference in San Diego, CA. The tutorial will focus on using and adapting human-computer interaction (HCI) for human-robot interaction...


Tuesday 03 March 2009
"Using Robotics to Teach STEM" Workshop June 25-26

The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, iRobot, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell invite you to participate in the STREAM 2009 interactive workshop for K-12 educators.  The workshop will focus on...