Can a more humanoid robot address a user's emotional needs better? Perhaps. Better than my therapist? Likely not. Can my pets provide better comfort than my therapist? Uh. Tail wag. Ya. So, let's create relatable robots that leverage inherent machine-ness! https://t.co/4dXHUMlhFl

“There will be a time where, above the din of suffering we ask, ‘How can we use this to make something better of our situation?’” Proud to be featured in @nytimes as part of the solution to help convert the suffering and frustration of this national moment into hope and action.

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Early-February 2020 UXPA Boston Newsletter -  UX news and events for the Boston design community -

Consumer Robotics Company Anki Abruptly Shuts Down

#springcleaning with @WindyShoo and @mayacakmak leads to a window seat for @ProjectEMAR in the new @uwcse robotics lab. @RobotEMAR is comforted by @guyhoffman Blossom and @MistyRobotics V1!

Visiting the @uwengineering open house, now off to the @hcdeUW Research Showcase. It’s a busy day for @ProjectEMAR !! With @WindyShoo

Japan’s robot hotel lays off half the robots after they created more work for humans https://t.co/6OG482A711

Although we compete with them in the market, it was cool to hang out with @MistyRobotics and their robot at #CES2019. Although their idea is similar to ours, you can see that the execution was staggeringly different. That's the beauty of robotics :)

If the robots are coming for your jobs, it's to help you, not replace you - Los Angeles Times

you want some good news from 2018? I bet you do • book sales are up this year over last year • sales of physical books have grown every year since 2013 • indie bookstores have increased by 35 percent in the past decade reading isn’t dying, it’s *thriving.* happy new year.

Here's a surprise: Films led by women do better at the box office than their male-led counterparts. That's the conclusion of a new study from the Creative Artists Agency.

It's soft! @elinbjorling #huggable

And that’s a wrap! @ProjectEMAR ended the year with a design sprint exploring movement (and hugs!) for @RobotEMAR ! So many great ideas. Feeling so grateful for these people. @emmarosephd @mayacakmak @WindyShoo

I really should be grateful for Bobby pins. Been using them to cover the bald spot right on the top of my hard. 😂 #Thankful #hairloss

Winter design sprint for @ProjectEMAR we are playing with #kuri and exploring movement and response. Love the purring! ❤️😍😻

This is amazing. Teared up while reading it.

Women perform just as well as men on spatial tests when the tasks include human-like figures. The implications of this study are huge. What exercises are we giving to our tech students? Do we include social aspects to equalize performance?

Playing with @MistyRobotics facial expressions with @WindyShoo

Are you ready for the rise of the machines? Meet Moxi - the robot built to do the jobs that nurses are too busy for.