Lionel Peter Robert Jr.
@lionelrobertjr
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Professor, University of Michigan; Human-Robot Interaction, ACM Distinguished Member, AIS Distinguished Member Cum Laude, INFORMS & IEEE Senior Member
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined June 2019
RT @umsi: In an interview with NPR, UMSI’s @lionelrobertjr explains why extroversion is the go-to trait for social robots. Read or listen:….
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UMSI professor Lionel Robert discusses how different robot personalities impact human connection.
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Jury Says Tesla Was Partly to Blame for Fatal Crash via @NYTimes.
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Lawyers for the family of a woman struck and killed by a Tesla sedan in 2019 argued that the company’s Autopilot software should have avoided the crash.
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RT @UMichiganNews: A recent study shows that neurotic traits in robots can make them seem more relatable. @lionelrobertjr, professor of rob….
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RT @lionelrobertjr: Robert: People love confident robots, but relate more to anxious ones | umsi
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UMSI professor Lionel Robert discusses how different robot personalities impact human connection.
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Robert: People love confident robots, but relate more to anxious ones | umsi
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UMSI professor Lionel Robert discusses how different robot personalities impact human connection.
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I'm excited to be part of this NPR story on neurotic robots. "Neurotic robots can be more relatable than extroverted bots, study finds" by Nell Greenfieldboyce.@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @HRI_Conference @ieeeroman @ieeeras @UMichResearch .
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Neurotic personalities are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities have recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more...
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RT @lionelrobertjr: New paper to be presented at IFAC 14th Symposium on Robotics entitled "Local Minima Prediction using Dynamic Bayesian F….
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New paper to be presented at IFAC 14th Symposium on Robotics entitled "Local Minima Prediction using Dynamic Bayesian Filtering for UGV Navigation in Unstructured Environments." #IFAC2025. @IFAC_Control @umsi @UMRobotics .
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RT @p_alvesoliveira: We started "Robo Reflections" 💭 the new #HRI group @UMRobotics. It's like a reading group, but better - we engage in c….
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RT @ieeeroman: The submission deadline for the RO-MAN 2025 Design Competition has been extended! .🗓 New deadline: 17 July 2025, 11:59pm (Ao….
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Recently quoted in a great news article, "How AI Will Change Your Relationship With Your Pet" by Alicia Kort in @MsGliitterx3. @umsi @UMRobotics @UMengineering . #pets #dogs #cats #aiforpets.
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AI facial recognition studies are being conducted on dogs to train technology to recognize pain, emotional distress, or sickness.
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RT @ieeeroman: 📢 Important Update for #RO_MAN2025 Authors: In response to multiple requests, the camera-ready submission deadline has been….
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RT @ieeeroman: Regular and Special Session Paper final submission date correction! We would like to inform all the authors of accepted pape….
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As Robotaxi Rides Begin, We Still Don't Know the Mystery of Tesla’s Human Helpers.
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Neither the US federal government nor the City of Austin will say how teleoperations, self-driving’s critical safety feature, will be used in the service launching in Austin in just a matter of days.
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Call for Papers:. We invite researchers to submit their work to the Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration minitrack at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2026!. Deadline: June 15, 2025.Maui, Hawaii.submission details:
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RT @ieeeroman: 🚨 Travel Awards for #ROMAN2025!.Up to 4 awards (max $1500 each) for hotel, transport, or registration. 📝 Apply: https://t.co….
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This research explores passengers' questions about AI-driven vehicles and shows how clear explanations can boost understanding and acceptance of this technology. #CSCW2025 .@umsi @UMichCSE #selfdrivingcars @UMRobotics #explainableAI #vehicles .
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Improving end-users' understanding of decisions made by autonomous vehicles (AVs) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) can improve utilization and acceptance of AVs. However, current explanation...
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RT @lionelrobertjr: A new paper reveals that gender similarity enhances trust when the voice aligns with expected gender roles. @CarolQiao….
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Scientific Reports - Artificial intelligence voice gender, gender role congruity, and trust in automated vehicles
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A new paper reveals that gender similarity enhances trust when the voice aligns with expected gender roles. @CarolQiaoning @Jessie_YangXi @umsi @UMRobotics . #automatedvehicles #selfdrivingcars #Robots #Robotics #ai #aivoice #genderbias #aibias.
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Scientific Reports - Artificial intelligence voice gender, gender role congruity, and trust in automated vehicles
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