Adaptive Humanoid Robots
Building Robots that Adapt to User Behavior
Humanoid robots have shown great promise in forming social bonds with users. These bonds can be utilized to provide more meaningful support to humans in stressful situations, such as healthcare. However, even interactions between two sentient actors can be ambiguous, leading to harmful miscommunications. We investigate the external and internal factors that influence how robots’ actions are perceived, and enable the robots to better adapt to these situations.
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If you feel like your skills and interests are aligned with this project, please reach out to mia-deladurantaye.md miya-livingston.md to get involved!Publications
2025
Perceptions of a Robot’s Emotional Expressions are Influenced by Users’ Emotional States
2025 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)
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25 Aug 2025
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10.1109/RO-MAN63969.2025.11217906
2022
A Self Learning System for Emotion Awareness and Adaptation in Humanoid Robots
2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)
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29 Aug 2022
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10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900581
2021
Adaptive Humanoid Robots for Pain Management in Children
Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
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08 Mar 2021
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10.1145/3434074.3447224