Publications
Journal, conference, and workshop papers from the OSU SHARE Lab
2024
Journal Articles
- Rafael Morales Mayoral, Ameer Helmi, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "GoBot Go! Using a Custom Assistive Robot to Promote Physical Activity in Children," Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Jai'La Lee Crider, Rafael Morales Mayoral, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Exploratory in situ Evaluation of the OptiBand: A Haptic Navigation Aid for Spatial Perception," Technology and Disability, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Mayumi Mohan, Rhian C. Preston, Michelle J. Johnson, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "How Should Robots Exercise with People? Robot-Mediated Exergames Win with Music, Social Analogues, and Gameplay Clarity," Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Conference Papers
- Marcus Rosette, Triniti Armstrong, Keegan Nave, Jostan Brown, Kyle DuFrene, Naomi T. Fitter, and Joseph R. Davidson, "Cable Tracing with Tactile Sensors and Learning-Based Pose Estimation," Accepted for Presentation at the ASME IMECE Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Adeline Schneider, Ayan Robinson, Cindy Grimm, and Naomi T. Fitter, "How Do Starship Robots Affect Everyday Campus Life? An Exploratory Posting Board Analysis and Interview-Based Study," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Kyler Jones, Sean Buchmeier, Cristina Wilson, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Evaluating a Soft Robotic Vest’s Ability to Reduce General Anxiety," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ayan Robinson, Cindy Grimm, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Using Video-Based Interventions to Enhance Public Understanding of Delivery Robots," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Nnamdi Nwagwu, Adeline Schneider, Ibrahim Syed, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "The Benefits of Sound Resound: An In-Person Replication of the Ability of Character-Like Robot Sound to Improve Perceived Social Warmth," Proceedings of the Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Conference, Delft, Netherlands, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Christopher A. Sanchez, Kahlan Fleiger-Holmes, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Evaluating and Comparing Delivery Strategies for Hardware-Based Online Labs," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Ramya Challa and Naomi T. Fitter, "Assessing the Viability of LLMs in Robot-Guided Simple Reminiscence," Proceedings of the HRI4Wellbeing Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rhian C. Preston and Naomi T. Fitter, "Modular Socially Assistive Robot for In Situ Impromptu Interactions with Older Adults," Proceedings of the Trends in Socially Assistive Robotics (TSAR) Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Christopher A. Sanchez, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Toward Understanding Impacts of Ecampus Course Synchronicity on STEM Learners," Work-in-Progress Paper at the ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ramya Challa, Jorge Ruballos, and Naomi T. Fitter, "“I’m Glad You Remembered My Name!” Using Gaze and Names in Robot-Aided Healthy Aging Activities," Proceedings of the Workshop on HRI for Aging in Place, held in conjunction with HRI, Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Nnamdi Nwagwu and Naomi T. Fitter, "Pilot Investigation of the Perception of Expressive Motion for the Stretch Robot," Proceedings of the Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory Critique and Refinement of Participants Studies Workshop, held in conjunction with HRI, Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Stayce Mockel, Rafael Morales Mayoral, Sean Buchmeier, and Naomi T. Fitter, "An Evaluation of Eye Expression and Gaze Directionality for the Stretch Robot," Proceedings of the Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory Critique and Refinement of Participants Studies Workshop, held in conjunction with HRI, Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Susan Liu, Ameer Helmi, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Pilot Observations of an Autonomous Red Light, Green Light Robot for Interactions with Children with Disabilities," Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Nnamdi Nwagwu, Christopher A. Sanchez, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Revisting the Ultimatum Game: Understanding Responses to Robotic Opponents," Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ayan Robinson, Cindy Grimm, Ruth West, and Naomi T. Fitter, "An Exploration of Mock Scenarios as a Prospective Method for Informing Law and Policy Thinking on Service Robotics," Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Stayce Mockel, Rhian C. Preston, Jessica Herring, and Naomi T. Fitter, "A Pilot Investigation of Human Preference for Robot Arm Visual Form," Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA, 2024. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2023
Journal Articles
- Rhian C. Preston, Kenna Dinsdale, Madison R. Shippy, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Robot-Mediated Nudges for Workplace Health: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Modeling Problem," International Journal of Social Robotics, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Rhian C. Preston, Emily Shannon, Cristina Wilson, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Deep Pressure Therapy: A Promising Anxiety Treatment for Individuals with High Touch Comfort?," IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang and Naomi T. Fitter, "Nonverbal Sound in Human-Robot Interaction: A Systematic Review," ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Conference Papers
- Anisha Bontula, David Danks, and Naomi T. Fitter, "The Ambiguity of Robot Rights," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Doha, Qatar, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rafael Morales Mayoral, Ameer Helmi, Shel-Twon Warren, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Robottheory Fitness: GoBot’s Engagement Edge for Spurring Physical Activity in Young Children," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Tze-Hsuan Wang, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Harnessing the Power of Movement: A Body-Weight Support System & Assistive Robot Case Study," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Singapore, Singapore, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang, Bastian Orthmann, Ilaria Torre, Roberto Breslin, Jason Fick, Iolanda Leite, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Hearing it Out: Guiding Robot Sound Design through Design Thinking," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Busan, Korea, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ryan Quick, Anisha Bontula, Karina Puente, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Using the OptiBand to Increase the Long-Range Spatial Perception of People with Vision Disabilities," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Busan, Korea, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Kyle Mathenia, Triniti Armstrong, Naomi T. Fitter, and Joseph R. Davidson, "Toward Dexterous Robot Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects: Estimating Cable Pose during a Fingertip Grasp using Tactile Sensors," Proceedings of the RoboTac 2023 Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Triniti Armstrong, Nnamdi Nwagwu and Naomi T. Fitter, "Should Assistive Feeding with the Stretch Robot Use Expressive Motion?," Proceedings of the Assistive Robotics for Citizens Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ayan Robinson, Carson Gray, DeAndre Walcott and Naomi T. Fitter, "Adaptive Robot Repartee Tends to Improve Social Attribute Ratings," Proceedings of the Assistive Robotics for Citizens Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ayan Robinson, Lily Oliphant, Jerrod O. Loomis, Sogol Balali, Naomi T. Fitter, and Cindy Grimm, "How Do Food Delivery Robots Affect Everyday Campus Life? An Exploratory Interview- Based Study," Proceedings of The Last-Mile Robotics Workshop: Envisioning Effective, Sustainable and Human-Centric Delivery, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rhian C. Preston, Madison R. Shippy, Carolyn M. Aldwin, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Toward Robot-Mediated Physical Activity in Skilled Nursing Facilities," Proceedings of the Geriatronics: AI and Robotics for Health & Well-Being in Older Age Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Madison R. Shippy, Rhian C. Preston, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Uncouth Robot Behaviors: Where is the Line between Playfulness and Appropriateness in Interactions with Elders?," Proceedings of the Geriatronics: AI and Robotics for Health & Well-Being in Older Age Workshop, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Connor Phillips, Fernando Castillo, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "OverTrack: Overhead Camera Tracking Tool for Child-Robot Interaction," Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Social Robot Navigation: Advances and Evaluation, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Detroit, MI, USA, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Lara Rupnawar, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Illuminating Engagement: Real-Time Thermal Imaging of Child Affect During Child-Robot Interactions," Proceedings of the International Consortium on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Late Breaking Abstract Poster Presentation, Singapore, Singapore, 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2022
Journal Articles
Refereed Conference Papers
- Ameer Helmi, Kristen Koenig, and Naomi T. Fitter, "A Model Child? Behavior Models for Simulated Infant-Robot Interaction," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Nisha Raghunath, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Robot Comedy (is) Special: A Surprising Lack of Bias for Gendered Robotic Comedians," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rhian C. Preston, Nisha Raghunath, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "“Armed” and Dangerous: How Visual Form Influences Perceptions of Robot Arms," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Using the Price Sensitivity Meter to Measure the Value of Transformative Robot Sound," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Naples, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Carson Gray, Trevor Webster, Brian Ozarowicz, Yuhang Chen, Timothy Bui, Ajitesh Srivastava, Naomi T. Fitter, "“This Bot Knows What I'm Talking About!” Human-Inspired Laughter Classification Methods for Adaptive Robotic Comedians," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Naples, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ibrahim Syed, Jason Fick, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Toward Generative Sound Cues for Robots Using Emotive Musification," Proceedings of the International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), Virtual, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Samantha Noregaard, Natasha Giulietti, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Let Them Have Bubbles! Filling Gaps in Toy-Like Behaviors for Child-Robot Interaction," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ryan Quick, Anisha Bontula, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Comparing the Perception of Vibrotactile Feedback across Frequency and Body Location," IEEE Haptics Symposium Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (remote), 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Madison R. Shippy, Abigail I. R. Leader, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Design Thinking for a Robotic Poker Dealer," Proceedings of the SociAL roboTs for peRsonalized, continUous and adaptIve aSsisTance (ALTRUIST) Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2022 International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Tze-Hsuan Wang, Christine Zhan, Kenneth Nys, Pico Sankari, Samuel W. Logan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "GoBot Throw: A Toy-Inspired Ball-Launching Robot For Child-Robot Interaction," Proceedings of the From Modelling to Understanding Children's Behaviour in the Context of Robotics and Social Artificial Intelligence Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2022 International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi, Lucas Dassonville, Christine Zhan, and Naomi T. Fitter, "GoBot Dance: An Air Dancer-Inspired Robot For Child-Robot Interaction," Proceedings of the From Modelling to Understanding Children's Behaviour in the Context of Robotics and Social Artificial Intelligence Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2022 International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Florence, Italy, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Rhian C. Preston, Emily Shannon, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Pilot Human User Evaluation of the Automatic Inflatable Deep Pressure Therapy Vest," Proceedings of the 2022 IROS Assistive Robots in the Real World Workshop, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, Japan, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ryan Quick, Anisha Bontula, Karina Puente, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Investigating Haptics-Supported Spatial Perception with the OptiBand: A Wearable Haptic Feedback Device," Proceedings of the PHRI Workshop help in conjunction with the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ibrahim Syed, Brian J. Zhang, Naomi T. Fitter, and Jason Fick, "Towards Generative Musical Cues for Emotive and Responsive Robot Sonfication," Proceedings of the Sound for Robots Workshop at the 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Rhian C. Preston, Emily Shannon, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Pilot Human User Evaluation of the Automatic Inflatable Deep Pressure Therapy Vest," Proceedings of the Haptics Symposium Mentoring Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (remote), 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rhian C. Preston, Nisha Raghunath, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Going out on a Limb: Examining How Form Impacts Human Perception of Robot Arms," Proceedings of the Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory Critique and Refinement of Participants Studies Workshop, held in conjunction with HRI, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (remote), 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Anisha Bontula, Rafael Morales, and Naomi T. Fitter, "In-the-Wild Evaluations of OptiBand: A Haptic Navigation Aid for Blind Individuals," Proceedings of the Workshop YOUR Study Design! Participatory Critique and Refinement of Participants Studies Workshop, held in conjunction with HRI, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (remote), 2022. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2021
Journal Articles
- Joseline Raja Vora, Ameer Helmi, Christine Zhan, Eliora Olivares, Tina Vu, Marie Wilkey, Samantha Noregaard, Naomi T. Fitter, and Samuel W. Logan, "Influence of a socially assistive robot on physical activity, social play behavior, and toy-use behaviors of children in a free play environment: A within-subjects study," Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Conference Papers
- Nisha Raghunath, Paris Myers, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Women Are Funny: Influence of Apparent Gender and Embodiment in Robot Comedy," Paper accepted to the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Singapore, 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang, Knut Peterson, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Exploring Consequential Robot Sound: Should We Make Robots Quiet and Kawaii-et?," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Prague, Czech Republic (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Lilian Chan, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Designing and validating expressive Cozmo behaviors for accurately conveying emotions," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Vancouver, Canada (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ashwin Vinoo, Layne Case, Gabriela R. Zott, Joseline Raja Vora, Ameer Helmi, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter, "Design of an assistive robot for infant mobility interventions," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Vancouver, Canada (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Hannah Brown, Emily Shannon, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Design and Preliminary Evaluation of the AID Vest: An Automatic Inflatable Wearable Device for Anxiety Reduction," Paper accepted to the IEEE World Haptics Conference, Montreal, Canada (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang, Nick Stargu, Samuel Brimhall, Lilian Chan, Jason Fick, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Bringing WALL-E out of the Silver Screen: Understanding How Transformative Robot Sound Affects Human Perception," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Xi'an, China (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ajitesh Srivastava and Naomi T. Fitter, "A Robot Walks into a Bar: Automatic Robot Joke Success Assessment," Paper accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Xi'an, China (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Megan Strait, Eloise Bisbee, Maja J. Matarić, and Leila Takayama, "You’re wigging me out! Is personalization of telepresence robots strictly positive?," Paper accepted to the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Ryan Quick, Karina Puente, Anisha Bontula, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Extending the Depth Perception of People Who Are Blind," Accepted to the IEEE World Haptics Conference (Work-in-Progress Paper), Montreal, Canada (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Brian J. Zhang, Christopher A. Sanchez, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Consequential robot sound: Should robots be quiet and high-pitched?," Proceedings of the Sound in Human-Robot Interaction Workshop, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rhian C. Preston and Naomi T. Fitter, "Increasing personalization in long-term interactions with a workplace companion robot," Proceedings of the Lifelong Learning and Personalization in Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction (LEAP-HRI) Workshop, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi and Naomi T. Fitter, "Lights, camera, action! Evaluating robot reward behaviors in free play with children," Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Child-Robot Relationship Formation Workshop, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Boulder, CO, USA (remote), 2021. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2020
Journal Articles
- Naomi T. Fitter, Rebecca Funke, José Carlos Pulido, Maja J. Matarić, and Beth A. Smith, "Toward predicting infant developmental outcomes from day-long inertial motion recordings," Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Nisha Raghunath, Elizabeth Cha, Christopher A. Sanchez, Leila Takayama, and Maja J. Matarić, "Are we there yet? Comparing remote learning technologies in the university classroom," Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Aidan Phillips, Ashwin Vinoo, and Naomi T. Fitter, "May I draw your attention? Initial lessons from the Large-Scale Generative Mark Maker," Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Mayumi Mohan, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, and Michelle J. Johnson, "Exercising with Baxter: Preliminary support for assistive social-physical human-robot interaction," Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Conference Papers
- Brian J. Zhang, Ryan Quick, Ameer Helmi, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Socially assistive robots at work: Making break-taking interventions more pleasant, enjoyable, and engaging," Paper accepted to the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naghmeh Zamani, Pooja Moolchandani, Naomi T. Fitter, and Heather Culbertson, "Effects of motion parameters on acceptability of human-robot social touch," In Proceedings of the IEEE Haptics Symposium, Washington, D.C., USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Luke Rush, Elizabeth Cha, Thomas Groechel, Maja Matarić, and Leila Takayama, "Closeness is key over long distances: Effects of interpersonal closeness on telepresence experience," Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Cambridge, U.K. (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- John Vilk and Naomi T. Fitter, "Comedians in cafes getting data: Evaluating timing and adaptivity in real-world robot comedy performance," Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Cambridge, U.K. (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Mazdak Shadkam and Naomi T. Fitter, "Abstract paintings for robot design," Proceedings of the 2020 ICSR Workshop on Metaphors for Human-Robot Interactions, International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Golden, CO, USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ameer Helmi and Naomi T. Fitter, "Using motion expert feedback to design models for infant-robot interaction," Proceedings of the 2020 ICSR Workshop on Child-Robot Interaction, International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Golden, CO, USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Caitlin Frazee, Brian J. Zhang, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Enabling intentional sound for construction cobots," Proceedings of the 2020 IROS Workshop on Building Construction and Architecture Robotics, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Carson Gray, Paris Myers, and Naomi T. Fitter, "Read the room, robot! Exploring audiovisual methods to improve the effectiveness of robotic comedians," Proceedings of the 2020 IROS Workshop on Social AI for Human-Robot Interaction of Human-Care Service Robots, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, NV, USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Ryan Quick and Naomi T. Fitter, "Comparing the Perception of Vibrotactile Feedback on the Anterior and Posterior Sides of Wrists, Elbows, Ankles, and Knees," Proceedings of the IEEE Haptics Symposium Conference (Work-in-Progress Paper), Washington, D.C., USA (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- John Vilk and Naomi T. Fitter, "Comedy by Jon the Robot," Hands-on Demonstration presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Cambridge, U.K. (remote), 2020. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2019
Journal Articles
- Naomi T. Fitter, Rebecca Funke, José Carlos Pulido, Lauren Eisenman, Weiyang Deng, Marcelo R. Rosales, Nina S. Bradley, Barbara Sargent, Beth A. Smith, and Maja J. Matarić, "Socially assistive infant-robot interaction: Using robots to encourage infant leg-motion," Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM), 2019. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "How does it feel to clap hands with a robot?," International Journal of Social Robotics (SORO), 2019. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Conference Papers
- Naomi T. Fitter, Youngseok Joung, Zijian Hu, Marton Demeter, and Maja J. Matarić, "User interface tradeoffs for remote deictic gesturing," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), New Delhi, India, 2019. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Youngseok Joung, Marton Demeter, Zijian Hu, and Maja J. Matarić, "Design and evaluation of expressive turn-taking hardware for a telepresence robot," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), New Delhi, India, 2019. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2018
Journal Articles
Refereed Conference Papers
- Elizabeth Cha, Naomi T. Fitter, Yunkyung Kim, Terry Fong, and Maja Matarić, "Generating expressive light signals for appearance-constrained robots," Proceedings of the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Rebecca Funke, Naomi T. Fitter, Joyce T. de Armendi, Nina S. Bradley, Barbara Sargent, Maja J. Matarić, and Beth A. Smith, "A data collection of infants’ visual, physical, and behavioral reactions to a small humanoid robot," Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), Genova, Italy, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Elizabeth Cha, Naomi T. Fitter, Yunkyung Kim, Terry Fong, and Maja Matarić, "Effects of robot sound on auditory localization in human-robot collaboration," Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Chicago, IL, USA, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Naomi T. Fitter and Maja J. Matarić, "Increasing self-awareness for telepresence robot users," Proceedings of the IROS Workshop on Assistance and Service Robotics in a Human Environment, held in conjunction with the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Elizabeth Cha, and Maja J. Matarić, "Comparing remote learning technologies," Proceedings of the RSS Workshop on Fundamental Issues in Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction, held in conjunction with the Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Mayumi Mohan, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, and Michelle J. Johnson, "Exercising with Baxter: Design and evaluation of assistive social-physical human-robot interaction," Proceedings of the HRI Workshop on Personal Robots for Exercising, held in conjunction with the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Chicago, IL, USA, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Yasmin Chowdhury, Elizabeth Cha, Maja J. Matarić, Leila Takayama, "Evaluating the effects of personalization on telepresence robots for education," Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Chicago, IL, USA, 2018. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2017
Journal Articles
Refereed Conference Papers
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Physically interactive exercise games with a Baxter robot," Hands-on Demonstration presented at the IEEE World Haptics Conference, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, 2017. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Hand-clapping games with a Baxter robot," Hands-on Demonstration presented at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Vienna, Austria, 2017. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2016
Refereed Conference Papers
- Naomi T. Fitter, Dylan T. Hawkes, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Rhythmic timing in playful human-robot social motor coordination," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Qualitative user reactions to a hand-clapping humanoid robot," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Designing and assessing expressive open-source faces for the Baxter robot," Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Using IMU data to demonstrate hand-clapping games to a robot," Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Equipping the Baxter robot with human- inspired hand-clapping skills," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), New York, NY, USA, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Naomi T. Fitter, Dylan T. Hawkes, Michelle J. Johnson, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Designing human-robot exercise games for Baxter," Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE/RSJ Interna- tional Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (Late-Breaking Results Report), Daejeon, Korea, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter, Yi-Lin E. Huang, Jamie P. Mayer, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "IMU-mediated real-time human-Baxter hand-clapping interaction," Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (Late-Breaking Results Report), Daejeon, Korea, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Using IMU data to teach a robot hand-clapping games," Proceedings of the IEEE Haptics Symposium (Work-in-Progress Paper), Philadelphia, PA, 2016. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2015
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Naomi T. Fitter, Michelle Neuburger, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Enabling the Baxter robot to play hand-clapping games," Proceedings of the IEEE World Haptics Conference (Work-in-Progress Paper), Chicago, IL, USA, 2015. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Philip M. Nichols, "Applying the capability approach to the ethical design of robots," Proceedings of the HRI Workshop on The Emerging Policy and Ethics of Human-Robot Interaction, held in conjunction with the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Portland, OR, USA, 2015. [BibTeX] [PDF]
2014
Refereed Abstracts and Demonstrations
- Naomi T. Fitter, "Social-physical robots as a pathway to emotionally intelligent classroom assistant robots," Proceedings of the HRI Pioneers Workshop, held in conjunction with the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Bielefeld, Germany, 2014. [BibTeX] [PDF]
- Naomi T. Fitter and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, "Analyzing human high-fives to create an effective high-fiving robot," Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) (Late-Breaking Report), Bielefeld, Germany, 2014. [BibTeX] [PDF]