Sebo Lab: Programming robots to better interact with humans
Go inside the laboratory of Sarah Sebo, whose Human-Robot Interaction lab at the University of Chicago is programming robots with social skills, in order to build trust and rapport with humans. The goal is to develop robots that can improve performance, including better learning outcomes for children.
Robots in education may ease children’s reading anxiety
UChicago study finds social robots could help students feel less stress when reading aloud, pointing to new uses for classroom technology
What you should read over winter break
Faculty/staff list includes multigenerational Korean family struggles, mushrooms and capitalism, and Winston Churchill