Research area
Studies of how people understand, respond to, and collaborate with robots in laboratories, workplaces, and public spaces.
01
A case study in the UX of sidewalk delivery robots: navigation, telepresence, expressive signals, and intuitive handoffs for people encountering a robot in public.
Read more ↗This work was done for a talk at Coco Robotics.
02
Field observation, contextual inquiry, and in-situ prototyping turned everyday farm work into concrete changes to robot controls, documentation, lighting, and tool storage.
Read more ↗This work was done at Farm ng.
03
In-hotel observation and storyboarding explored how a service robot can recover from problems, communicate status, and fit naturally into hospitality work.
Read more ↗This work was done at Savioke (now known as Relay Robotics).
04
A qualitative field study explored how a robot can move through a social gathering, get attention, and ask people to make space without becoming disruptive.
Read paper ↗This work was done at Samsung AI Center.
05
An in-lab simulation of a busy lunch hour uncovered reach, interface, cleaning, and food-safety risks around an automated fry station.
Read more ↗This work was done at Miso Robotics.
06
Exploring how small consumer robots use movement, sound, and expression to communicate intent and build relationships with people.
Read more ↗This work was done at Anki.
07 / Clothing for Robots
A PhD thesis asking how clothing can help robots communicate, function, and adapt-without simply mimicking human apparel.
Read dissertation ↗This work was done at Wendy Ju’s Interaction Research Lab at Cornell Tech.