We come from soil, we are living because of soil & we will go in soil. * Soil rejuvenation is the need of the hour! *

Social robots for people with stuttering! Our article "Opportunities for social robots in the stuttering clinic: A review and proposed scenarios" has been published in Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics. Read the article: degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

Delighted to have participated in Digitalize in Stockholm conference as a 2022 Digital Futures fellow last week #DigitalizeInStockhom. Spent an amazing time with interdisciplinary researchers, friends and colleagues at Stockholm.#sirrl #uwaterloo

It was interesting to participate as a jury member in the robot design competition ICSR2022! We got amazing proposals! Congratulations to the winners for the hardware and software categories 👏

I had an amazing discussion on our preliminary work on Social Robots 4 stuttering, as a tool for therapists. ICSR2022. Article: “Social Robots in the Stuttering Clinic: A Human-Centred Exploration with Speech Language Pathologists” SIRRLWaterloo #robotics #ICSR2022

Robots as a tool into an already existing educational program without changing the learning goals or curriculum. SIRRLWaterloo Article presented ICSR2022: “User Evaluation of Social Robots as a Tool in One-to-one Instructional Settings for Students with Learning Disabilities”

I had a lovely experience as a guest lecturer for the Society, Technology and Values course: AI and Society CSTV on the topic “Social Robots in Education and Healthcare: Technical Challenges and Ethical Concerns”. Thank you, Dr. Shelly Cameron Shelley for the invitation!

Inclusive HRI II workshop The HRI Conference (March 13). If you plan to attend the workshop, please fill out a survey related to the incorporation of diversity factors and challenges in recruiting participants in HRI uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5… Part2 Info: sites.google.com/view/dei-hri/c…

Where there is Joy, there is Colour. -Sg #Holi Isha Samskriti

Our recent work on employing social robots as a tool for instructors to boost the focus of students with learning disabilities is captured by Waterloo news!

Robots helping children with disabilities stay on track on Springwise! springwise.com/innovation/edu…

Need for Inclusion, diversity and Equity! Here is our recent publication (open access): Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#SaveSoil- may this Generation turn their cry of distress into a Song of Abundance. #WriteToYourLeaders in support of policy reforms to enhance soil organic matter. Let’s make it happen. -Sg #MittiKiChitthi Conscious Planet #SaveSoil savesoil.org/write

#WriteToYourLeaders #SaveSoil #MittiKiChitthi

What inspires creativity? Certainly, drugs and alcohol do not! Travel, exposure to cultures, training programs, and meditation can have a great effect on blossoming one's creativity. theguardian.com/science/2023/m…

🤖📢 #ICSR2023 new deadline for papers submission!!!! Have a look at our website! icsr23.qa #icsr2023 #conference #Robots #HRI

The idea that we are the most superior life and every other life is here to serve us is most dangerous. If you pay enough attention to your system, you will see there is other life that is making yours happen. We call this Foundational Life. -Sg #SaveSoil #SCCPConference

🤖 do you have an innovative robot design? Submit your solid idea or working prototype to the Robot Design Competition at #icsr2023 #conference #HRI more info on deadline and submission modality -> icsr23.qa/competitions/