What will it take for robot assistants to become more integrated in our daily lives? Assistant Professor Naomi Fitter thinks they’ll need to master the physical aspects of social interactions, while Associate Professor Cindy Grimm cautions against programming them to behave just like us.

BONUS CONTENT

• Social Haptics, Assistive Robotics, and Embodiment (SHARE Lab) at Oregon State University
• Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute (CoRIS) at Oregon State University
• How High Fives Help Us Get in Touch With Robots (IEEE Spectrum)
• A robot walks onto the stage: Robotic comedy, variety show comes to the Majestic
• Cindy Grimm research page

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