If anyone needs a social scientist and UX researcher who specializes in AI, trust, and complex systems, I’m very available and ready to jump in. Currently looking for my next role. DM here or email drjuliecarpenter@gmail.

Quoted (Dec 29, 2025) in the Financial Times news story "Why people love neurotic robots" by Patti Waldmeir. This is an interesting short article; check it out. @financialtimes.com #robotics www.ft.com/content/618c...

Great write up by Noor Hindi #robotics www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/n...

Quoted (Dec 19, 2025) in the New York Times news story "Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?" by Kashmir Hill. #robotics #AI #chatbots Fascinating article.... Check it out... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...

Human and Robot Relationships, the Next Frontier with Lionel Robert #robotics #hri imaginize.world/human-and-ro...

futurism.com/robots-and-m... #robotics #hri

At #HFES2025 in Chicago!🤩

#HFES2025 @xinye-eva.bsky.social #robotics

Submissions are open for #HRI2026! Share your work through: • Late-Breaking Reports • Interactivity (Videos/Demos) • Student Design Challenge Deadline: Dec 8, 2025 Join the global HRI community in exploring human-robot interaction.

Congratulations to Kwame Porter Robinson on this insightful paper that critically examines the impacts of automation and mass production while proposing a visionary alternative through community-based economies. #robotics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My first in-person RO-MAN! #ieeeroman #hri

Incredible to be quoted in the article "Sound familiar? Matching voices boost trust in self-driving cars" about our upcoming paper, led by CarolQiaoning along with Jessie Yang #robotics news.umich.edu/sound-famili...

It's been a great time #ieeeroman2025!

Great talk! @ieeeras.bsky.social #roman2025 #robotics

@ieeeras.bsky.social #ieeeroman2025 #roman2025

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, featuring running, kickboxing and soccer, highlighted advancements — and limitations — in robotics. nyti.ms/3Jo8WOZ

I'm excited to be part of this Short Wave podcast on neurotic robots. "This missing trait could make robots more 'human' with Nell Greenfieldboyce. @npr.org @blackinrobotics.bsky.social @ieeeras.bsky.social www.npr.org/transcripts/...

The Robot Mall has opened its doors to customers in Beijing, in what is thought to be one of the world’s first dedicated stores selling humanoid as well as consumer-oriented robots.

#Robots have to take in heaps of #data and act on it quickly. Scientists have found a way to enable robots to make better, faster choices in dangerous situations: making them feel fear. spectrum.ieee.org/robot-risk-a...

Jury Says Tesla Was Partly to Blame for Fatal Crash www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Dallas next year reut.rs/4f9Skqh

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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 #robotics #robots #ai www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...

A jury in Florida can reshape the future of self-driving cars as it considers how much Elon Musk’s company is to blame for 22-year-old’s death in crash

Recently quoted in a great news article, "How AI Will Change Your Relationship With Your Pet" by Alicia Kort in Kinship. #robotics #AI #pets www.kinship.com/dog-lifestyl...

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. www.wired.com/story/as-rob...

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! #robotics Deadline: June 15, 2025 Maui, Hawaii submission details: lnkd.in/dAtSpDb

Are you curious how an automated vehicle's (AV) voice can impact your trust? This research reveals that gender similarity enhances trust when the voice aligns with expected gender roles. Explore how ingrained societal biases influence our perceptions. #robotics #AV www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Are you curious how an automated vehicle's (AV) voice can impact your trust? This research reveals that gender similarity enhances trust when the voice aligns with expected gender roles. Explore how ingrained societal biases influence our perceptions. #robotics #AV www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers. www.wired.com/story/ai-lab...

A new paper on human-robot intimacy, Sexual and Emotional Intimacy with Robots:...Review, merges theory and practice to redefine emotional and sexual closeness. #Robotics dx.doi.org/10.7302/25453

Congrats!!!

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A few years ago, Chef Robotics was hurting. But founder Rajat Bhageria turned it around by doing something that early-stage founders fear to do.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/t... #robotics

UBtech humanoids working in a Geely EV factory in China

A one-legged robot can hop from one narrow pipe to another and land balanced, like a squirrel leaping between branches.

Do HRI researchers need physical robots for valid results, or can virtual alternatives suffice? The answer might surprise you. Check out, "Virtually the Same or Realistically Different?: A Meta-analysis of Real vs. 'Not So Real' Robots." #robots #HRI2025 dx.doi.org/10.7302/24927

A great #hri25 conference and looking forward to seeing the continued work of some excellent scholars and colleagues.

Chris Richards out here, putting in POTM performances 🇺🇸💪

"This administration cares about weapon systems and business systems."

Looking forward to this presentation at #HRI2025!

Looking forward to this presentation at #HRI2025! #robotics