Lab researchers began studying Pepper, the humanoid robot in July 2017.

An undergraduate research assistant works with a drone.

Waldo Library uses a telepresence robot to assistant students. Click on the image for more.

Robot Petting Zoo Project

Newest Publications

Interpersonal impressions of a social robot versus human in the context of performance evaluations

*Chad Edwards, Autumn Edwards,  Fatima Albrehi & Patric Spence. Communication Education (2020)
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“They’re always wrong anyway”: exploring differences of credibility, attraction, and behavioral intentions in professional, amateur, and robotic-delivered weather forecasts


*Patric Spence, Chad Edwards, Autumn Edwards, Adam Rainer & Xianlin Jin: Communication Quarterly (2021)

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​Be sure to see the new journal
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Read about the COMBOTLABS Model in the Journal of Communication Pedagogy. 

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Lab Presentations in 2021-2022 

• Media Psychology (Sept) - Germany
  
• NCA (National Communication Association) (November) - USA
• HRI (Human-robot Interaction) (March) - Japan
• CSCA (Central States Communication Association) (April) - USA
• ICA (International Communication Association) (May) - France 

          

Lab News

Congratulations to Dr. Autumn Edwards on being named "30 Women in Robotics You Need to Know about - 2020." ​

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We are pleased to announce that the LABS are now partners with the HMC Lab at the University of Kansas.

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We are pleased to announce that the LABS are now partners with the RobotLAB at UAI

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