Human-AI Technology Lab at UVA

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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2022

A Self Learning System for Emotion Awareness and Adaptation in Humanoid Robots
A Self Learning System for Emotion Awareness and Adaptation in Humanoid Robots
Sudhir Shenoy, Yusheng Jiang, Tyler Lynch, Lauren Isabelle Manuel, Afsaneh Doryab
2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)  ·  29 Aug 2022  ·  10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900581

2021

Adaptive Humanoid Robots for Pain Management in Children
Adaptive Humanoid Robots for Pain Management in Children
Sudhir Shenoy, Yueyue Hou, Xinran Wang, Fateme Nikseresht, Afsaneh Doryab
Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction  ·  08 Mar 2021  ·  doi:10.1145/3434074.3447224

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