Human-Robot Interaction

Artificial Intelligence promise to improve many aspects of our lives. The current hype, in particular around Large Language Model, raises the questions what of these bold visions of the future is science and what is fiction. AI is not new in HRI. For many decades researchers used it to enable robots to better interact with … Continue reading "After the hype: what can AI really do for human-robot interaction?"

The limits of the peer review process

Should you use chatGPT for podcasting? I asked chatGPT this question and used Descript’s Overdub feature to voice the response. Generating this episode was quicker than any other I ever created. Is it any good? Probably not. Still, it shows how quickly it is possible to generate superficial content. This might be useful for enabling … Continue reading "Should you use chatGPT?"

Publishing your human-robot interaction study in a journal is an excellent way to share your insights. But in which journal should you publish and what do the journals expect? In this episode, we talk to editors from the three dedicated HRI journals, Agnieszka Wykowska (International Journal of Social Robotics), Selma Sabanovic (ACM Transactions on Human-Robot … Continue reading "The HRI Journal Publishing Guide"

Is this the end of Pepper?

Can robots be conscious?

We need objective safety data

The full interview with Douglas Campbell

Do robots need emotions?

From military robots to beer commercials.

How do predatory conferences work?

We discuss the three laws of robotics by Isaac Asimov.

I talked about HRI methods with Tony Belpaeme.

The resurrection of dead robots.

Did Zach pass the Turing test?

How can a robot act ethically?

We discuss the conception, rise and fall of ATR.

We talk about the people at ATR and the robots they created.

In this episode we discuss the evolving landscape of academic publishing.

It is not a question if sex robots will become available but only when.