4 papers
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,…
ELLA: Generative AI-Powered Social Robots for Early Language Development at Home
Victor Nikhil Antony, Shiye Cao, Shuning Wang +1
Early language development shapes children's later literacy and learning, yet many families have limited access to scalable, high-quality support at home. Recent advances in genera…
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…
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…