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A Simulated Robot versus a Real Robot: People’s Empathic ResponseIn designing and evaluating human-robot interactions and interfaces, researchers often use…
A Touchscreen Interface for Controlling a Robotic ArmIn this project, we designed a touchscreen interface for the remote control of…
Affective Flying-Robot Motions via the Laban Effort SystemIn this project, we leverage locomotion paths of a flying robot as a…
Children as Creators of Digital Art TutorialsProject PublicationsTutorials for Children by Children: Design and Evaluation of a Children’s Tutorial Authoring…
Collaborative Learning for Feature Rich SoftwareFeature-rich software applications provide many options through complex structures which can make their learning process…
And He Built a Crooked CameraThe limitations of human perception make it impossible to grasp four spatial dimensions simultaneously. Visualization…
Culturally Adaptive Social RobotsCulture can be defined as the attitudes and social norms common to a group of people. It…
Improving Human-Robot Dialogue InteractionsProject PublicationsToward Designing a Toolkit for Intuitive Design of Backchanneling Behaviour in Social RobotsS. R. M. Barrett…
Ouch! Embodied First-Person Damage IndicatorsWe present an exploratory study on first-person shooting game damage indicators, comparing a red flash, a…
Explanation Interfaces in Intelligent Interactive SystemsOne challenge with interfaces that adapt their appearance or behaviour to individual user characteristics is…
A Dog Tail for RobotsIn this project, we designed a robotic dog tail prototype to leverage people's general understanding of…
Gender Differences in Knowledge SharingProject PublicationsGender Inclusivity in Online Question and Answer CommunitiesPatrick Marcel Joseph Dubois. Gender Inclusivity in Online…
Gendering Human-Robot InteractionIn this project, we investigate how a person's gender impacts their attitudes towards and interaction with robots. Due…
How to Walk a RobotA Dog-Leash Human-Robot InterfaceHuman-robot interaction (HRI) tasks in everyday environments will require people to direct or…
Inspector BaxterReal robots are in real workplaces, working with people right now. Every day at work, people engage with and…
Low Frequency Sound in Social HRIInfrasound, low frequency sound below 20Hz, is not normally heard or felt consciously by people.…
Mental Health in Online CommunitiesMany students experience mental health issues while in university. Disclosing such issues, to a counselor, or…
Mindful EatingBehavior tracking technology (e.g., step count and food intake) is becoming increasingly popular due to its potential to improve…
PaintBoard: Prototyping Interactive Character Behaviors by Painting StoryboardsThis project proposes a novel method for the rapid prototyping of believable interactive…
Playing the ‘Trust Game’ with Robots: Social Strategies and ExperiencesWe present the results of a pilot study that investigates if…
Rapport Strategies With a Collaborative RobotModern industrial robots are increasingly moving toward collaborating with people on complex tasks as team…
SnuggleBotWe explored the use of three robot interaction strategies to support people living with loneliness (physical comfort, social engagement, requiring…
Social Interfaces in TeleoperationSocial Human-Robot Interaction has demonstrated that people are very good at understanding social signals from robots. Use…
Social Robots to Address LonelinessA growing area of human-robot interaction explores how robots, for example as companions, can be used…
Social Robots to Encourage Play for Children with DisabilitiesVideoProject PublicationsThe Role of Technology in Enhancing Play for Children with Disabilities:…
Sociological Context of Human-Robot InteractionThis project explores how various facets of the social context around interacting with robots influences human-robot…
Software learningThis project aims to investigate advanced techniques for assisting users in learning complicated applications.Project PublicationsBeyond “One-Size-Fits-All”: Understanding the Diversity…
Stream AssistantProject PublicationsInvestigating the Role of Real-Time Chat Summaries in Supporting Live StreamersPouya Aghahoseini, Millan David, and Andrea Bunt. 2024. Investigating…
The Impact of Interactivity on Comprehending 2D and 3D Visualizations of Movement DataProject ResourcesDatasets:DownloadProject PublicationsThe Impact of Interactivity on Comprehending…
Style by DemonstrationThis series of projects take a look at how programming by demonstration for interactive characters -- the creation…
Technology Use and Barriers in Rural and Remote EnvironmentsThis project examines technology use in rural and remote areas. Through qualitative…
Forcepad Controlled PuppetOur project for the UIST 2012 Student Innovation Contest. We used the Synaptics Jedeye Forcepad (tracks five fingers location…
Understanding Robot Expectation Formation and DiscrepancyProject PublicationsExpecting the Expected: An Analytical Framework to Examine People’s Expectations of RobotsJames M. Berzuk,…
Visual Analytics of Structural Health Monitoring DataCollaboratorsFereshteh AminiAlumniBrett AndersonAlumniPourang IraniProfessorCanada Research Chairat University of British Columbia Okanagan CampusAs well as:…
Visual Team State IndicatorsIn team teleoperation, maintaining awareness of robot team members and their robotic states is important for efficient…
Visualization and Navigation for Off-Screen ObjectsIn this project we are investigating various navigation and visualization techniques for off-screen objects. Off-Screen…
Would You Do as a Robot Commands?Would you do as a robot commands? Robots are beginning to play a larger…
