3 papers
cs.CL2026
Charting the Growth of Social-Physical HRI (spHRI): A Systematic Review Pipeline Augmented by Small Language Models
Mayumi Mohan, Ju-Hung Chen, Alexis E. Block
Social-physical human-robot interaction (spHRI) has grown rapidly across robotics, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, and haptics. Yet, fragmented terminology and…
cs.RO2026
RoboTales: ROBOTic Anthropomorphic LEarning Systems
Andrew Chen, Ju-Hung Chen, Phurinat Pinyomit +1
RoboTales is a low-cost robotic storytelling system that animates narratives using expressive sock puppetry. Implemented autonomously on a Baxter robot as a test case, RoboTales sy…
cs.RO2025
Enhancing the NAO: Extending Capabilities of Legacy Robots for Long-Term Research
Austin Wilson, Sahar Kapasi, Zane Greene +1
Legacy (unsupported) robotic platforms often lose research utility when manufacturer support ends, preventing integration of modern sensing, speech, and interaction capabilities. W…