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Human-robot interaction (HRI)

Design and evaluation of interaction between people and robots, e.g. with soft floating robots following the DIS '26 paper “Floating Companion”, or in the context of the Human-AI and Human-Robot Cooperation lab.

Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion (HRI)

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  1. Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor Environments

    Mingyang Xu, Yanheng Li, Burcu Nimet Dumlu, RAY LC, Giulia Barbareschi, Matthias Hoppe, Jie Li, Kouta Minamizawa, Kai Kunze

    DIS 2026conferenceBest Paper Award, ACM DIS 2026

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