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cs.RO2026
Introducing M: A Modular, Modifiable Social Robot
Victor Nikhil Antony, Zhili Gong, Yoonjae Kim +1
We present M, an open-source, low-cost social robot platform designed to reduce platform friction that slows social robotics research by making robots easier to reproduce, modify,…
cs.RO2026
Plant-Inspired Robot Design Metaphors for Ambient HRI
Victor Nikhil Antony, Adithya R N, Sarah Derrick +3
Plants offer a paradoxical model for interaction: they are ambient, low-demand presences that nonetheless shape atmosphere, routines, and relationships through temporal rhythms and…
cs.RO2026
Lantern: A Minimalist Robotic Object Platform
Victor Nikhil Antony, Zhili Gong, Guanchen Li +2
Robotic objects are simple actuated systems that subtly blend into human environments. We design and introduce Lantern, a minimalist robotic object platform to enable building simp…