Future Directions in Human-Robot Interaction

RITMO will host a mini-symposium in which researchers from Heriot-Watt University and the UK’s National Robotarium, and UiO will co-present work including human to robot trust from the UKRI-funded TAS Node on Trust Project.

Man on the left of a white robot with a screen on its chest

Image of Thusha Rajendran with a Pepper Robot from the National Robotarium.

RITMO will host a mini-symposium lead by Thusha Rajendran and Jim T?rresen in which researchers from Heriot-Watt University and the UK’s National Robotarium, and University of Oslo will co-present work including human to robot trust from the UKRI-funded TAS Node on Trust Project.

Technological change is taking place at as seemingly ever increasing pace, for example with the arrival of Large Language Models such as GPT-4o – and developments in Generative AI. So, as well as presenting current research we will outline some future directions in which socially assistive robots research may take.

Please note if you cannot attend in person, you can attend remotely by Zoom. Zoom link will be sent out shortly before start.

Schedule

Time Activity Affiliation
09:00 - 09:15 Arrival and Coffee  
09:15 - 09:30 Future Directions in Human-Robot Interaction
Thusha Rajendran & Jim T?rresen
HWU & UiO
09:30 - 09:50 Theory of Mind and Trust in Human-Robot Navigation
Peter McKenna
HWU
09:50 - 10:10 Feeding the Coffee Habit: A Longitudinal Study of a Robo-Barista
Dave Robb