Our paper is published in a prestigious journal, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.

Sachie Yamada, Takayuki Kanda, and Kanako Tomita. “Qualitative Research of Robot-Helping Behaviors in a Field Trial,” ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.
Doi: 10.1145/3640009

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The following papers have been accepted to ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2024).

Kanghui Du, Drazen Brščić, Yuyi Liu, Takayuki Kanda,
“Can’t You See I Am Bothered? Human-Inspired Suggestive Avoidance”

Yuan-Chia Chang, Daniel J. Rea, Takayuki Kanda,
“Investigating the Impact of Gender Stereotypes in Authority on Avatar Robots”

Yusuke Fujioka, Yuyi Liu, Takayuki Kanda,
“I Need to Pass Through! Understandable Robot Behavior for Passing Interaction in Narrow Environment”

Xiang Pan, Malcolm Doering, Takayuki Kanda,
“What Is Your Other Hand Doing, Robot? A Model of Behavior for Shopkeeper Robot’s Idle Hand”

Joshua Ravishankar, Malcolm Doering, Takayuki Kanda,
“Zero-Shot Learning to Enable Error Awareness in Data-Driven HRI”

Sachi Natasha Edirisinghe, Satoru Satake, Drazen Brščić, Yuyi Liu, Takayuki Kanda,
“Field trial of an autonomous shopworker robot that provides friendly encouragement and exerts social pressure”

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Our paper is published in a prestigious journal, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.

Morteza Daneshmand, Jani Even, Takayuki Kanda, “Effortless Polite Telepresence using Intention Recognition”, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.
Doi: 10.1145/3636433

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The following papers have been accepted to the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023).

Koki Yamada, Jani Even, Takayuki Kanda,
“Enhancing Avatar Robot Customer Service through Speech Monitoring and Filtering”

Rei Nagaya, Stela Hanbyeol Seo, Takayuki Kanda,
“Measuring People Boredom and Indifference to the Robot Explanation in a Museum Scenario”

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Our paper is published in the International Journal of Social Robotics.

Masaharu Naito, Daniel J. Rea, Takayuki Kanda, “Hey Robot, Tell It to Me Straight: How Different Service Strategies Affect Human and Robot Service Outcomes”, International Journal of Social Robotics, 2023.05.17
Doi: 10.1007/s12369-023-01013-0

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Entrance Examination Briefing (2023)

There will be Entrance Examination Briefing for Dept. Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, to be held on May 14, 2023. The briefing will be only in Japanese, but at the last there is a session where participants can talk to professors. If you are interested in joining this lab from master/doctor course, this can be a good opportunity. More information can be found here:

https://www.soc.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/2336

The briefing is over. Those who were unable to participate, please feel free to email us if you’d like to consult with us about anything beforehand.

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Our paper is published in a prestigious journal, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.

Sachi Edirisinghe, Satoru Satake, Takayuki Kanda, “Field Trial of a Shopworker Robot with Friendly Guidance and Appropriate Admonishments”, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction.
Doi: 10.1145/3575805

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Our paper is published in AI & Society journal.

Tomislav Furlanis, Takayuki Kanda and Drazen Brscic, Robots as moral environments, AI & SOCIETY Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 2023.04.
Doi: 10.1007/s00146-023-01656-7

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Our paper is published in International Journal of Social Robotics.

Sachie Yamada, Takayuki Kanda, Kanako Tomita, “Process of Escalating Robot Abuse in Children”, International Journal of Social Robotics, 2023.04.13
Doi: 10.1007/s12369-023-00987-1

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