Huang, C.-M. & Mutlu, B. (2013). Modeling and Evaluating Narrative Gestures for Humanlike Robots. In Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2013), Berlin, Germany.

Note: Berlin Dome photo by Flickr user Zanthia. User under a Creative Commons License.

1. Szafir, D. & Mutlu, B. (2013). ARTFuL: Adaptive Review Technology for Flipped Learning. In Proceedings of the 31st ACM/SigCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI 2013), Paris, France.
2. Rae, I., Takayama, L., & Mutlu, B. (2013). In-body Experiences: Embodiment, Control, and Trust in Robot Mediated Communication. In Proceedings of the 31st ACM/SigCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI 2013), Paris, France.

Note: Paris photo is by Flickr user aigle_dore. Used under a creative commons license.

Our lab, will host an open house of our robotics lab from 1-4 PM on April 12, 2013, contributing to the National Robotics Week. The event will be of interest to several groups including K-12 students, teachers, parents, and members of the university–those particularly interested in robotic technology. We’re looking forward to presenting our work to the general public and promoting science and technology, particularly computer science and robotics. We plan to host this event annually and invite those who attended the event and others to see developments in our work in next year’s event. We also hold three two day long camps during the summer in conjunction with UW’s Grandparents University, which is available to children 9-14 years old and their grandparents. Interested parents should check out their website for more information.

Wakamaru welcoming visitors	Wakamaru greets Bucky

About National Robotics Week

National Robotics Week recognizes robotics technology as a pillar of 21st century American innovation, highlights its growing importance in a wide variety of application areas, and emphasizes its ability to inspire technology education. Robotics is positioned to fuel a broad array of next-generation products and applications in fields as diverse as manufacturing, health-care, national defense and security, agriculture and transportation. At the same time, robotics is proving to be uniquely adept at enabling students of all ages to learn important science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts and at inspiring them to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. During National Robotics Week, a week-long series of events and activities is aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of “robo-technology” and the tremendous social and cultural impact that it will have on the future of the United States.

[Event Flyer][National Robotics Week Overview]

1. Andrist, S., Spannan, E., & Mutlu, B. (2013). Rhetorical Robots: Making Robots More Effective Speakers Using Linguistic Cues of Expertise. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2013), Tokyo, Japan.
2. Rae, I., Takayama, L., & Mutlu, B. (2013). The Influence of Height on Robotic Communication Products. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2013), Tokyo, Japan.

Note: Tokyo Rainbow Bridge photo is by Flickr user aktugan. Used with a creative commons license.

If you’d like to join us next year, be sure to check out the Wisconsin Alumni Association. They’ll be posting information on GPU 2013 as it becomes available.

Congratulations to CHI, HRI, and NIPS authors!

The HCI Lab had a great Fall with a total of 6 full papers and 1 extended abstract accepted to CHI, HRI, and NIPS—3 papers accepted to CHI 2012 (23%), 2 papers accepted to HRI 2012 (25%), 1 paper accepted to NIPS 2011 (22%), and 1 extended abstract accepted to CHI 2012 Doctoral Consortium (23%).

CHI 2012 Authors: Szafir, Andrist, Pejsa, Rae
HRI 2012 Authors: Huang, Chidambaram, Chiang
NIPS 2011 Authors: Khan
CHI 2012 DC Authors: Huang

Many thanks for our collaborators Michael Gleicher, Leila Takayama, and Jerry Zhu.