Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund. Relational AI: Creating Long-Term Interpersonal Interaction, Rapport, and Relationships with Social Robots, 2019. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Jin Joo Lee, A Bayesian Theory of Mind Approach to Nonverbal Communication for Human-Robot Interactions: A Computational Formulation of Intentional Inference and Belief Manipulation, 2017. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Nicholas de Palma, Bidirectional gaze guiding and indexing in human-robot interaction through a situated architecture, 2017. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Philip Robbel, Local Multiagent Control in Large Factored Planning Problems. September 2015. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences. MIT.
Sigurður Örn Adalgeirsson, Mind-Theoretic Planning for Social Robots. June 2014. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Adam Whiton, Sartorial Robotics: Electronic-textiles and fiber-electronics for social soft-architecture robotics. September 2013. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences. MIT.
Angela Chang, TinkRBooks: Tinkerable Story Elements for Emergent Literacy. August 2011. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Peter Schmitt, Original Machines: Developing CAD/CAM Tools for Object-Oriented Mechatronics. May 2011. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Jesse Gray, Reusing a Robot’s Behavioral Mechanisms to Model and Manipulate Human Mental States. June 2010. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Matthew Berlin, Understanding the Embodied Teacher: Learning for Sociable Robots. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Cory Kidd, Designing for Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction and Application to Weight Loss. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Guy Hoffman, Ensemble: Fluency and Embodiment for Robots Acting with Humans. September 2007. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Andrea Lockerd Thomaz, Socially Guided Machine Learning. May 2006. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Andrew Brooks, Coordinating Human-Robot Communication. November 2006. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT. [PDF]
Masters Theses
Daniella DiPaola, How does my robot know who I am?: Understanding the impact of education on child-robot relationships., 2020. S.M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Ravi Tejwani, Migratable AI., 2020. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Manushaqe Muco, Connecting symbols to primitive percepts using expectation as feedback, 2020. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Blakeley H. Payne, Can my algorithm be my opinion? An AI + ethics curriculum for middle school students, 2020. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Safinah Ali, Designing Child-Robot Interaction for Facilitating Creative Learning, 2019. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Ishaan Grover, A semantics based computational model for word learning, 2018. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Nikhita Singh, Talking machines: democratizing the design of voice-based agents for the home, 2018. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, The role of social robots in fostering human empathy : a cross-cultural exploration, 2018. S.M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Huili Chen, Adaptive Role Switching in Socially Interactive Agents for Children’s Language Learning, 2018. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Randi Williams, Leveraging Social Robots to Aid Preschool Children’s Artificial Intelligence Education, 2018. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Stefania, Druga, Growing Up With AI. Cognimates: from coding to teaching machines, 2018. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Sooyeon Jeong, The Impact of Social Robots on Young Patients’ Socio-emotional Well-being in a Pediatric Inpatient Care Context, 2017. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Samuel Spaulding, Developing affect-aware robot tutors, 2015. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
David Nuñez, GlobalLit: a platform for collecting, analyzing, and reacting to children’s usage data on tablet computers. 2015. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Jacqueline Kory, Storytelling with robots: Effects of robot language level on children’s language learning, 2014. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Kristopher Dos Santos, The Huggable: A socially assistive robot for pediatric care., 2012. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.[PDF]
Natalie Freed, “This is the fluffy robot that only speaks french”: Language use between preschoolers, their families, and a social robot while sharing virtual toys. 2012. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.[PDF]
Adam Setapen, Creating Robotic Characters for Long-Term Interaction. , 2012. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Kenton J. Williams, Physics-, Social-, and Capability-Based Reasoning for Robotic Manipulation. , 2012. S. M. Mechanical Engineering Department.,MIT. [PDF]
Jin Joo Lee, Modeling the Dynamics of Nonverbal Behavior on Interpersonal Trust for Human-Robot Interactions., 2011. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
David Robert, Imaginative Play with Blended Reality Characters. , 2011. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Ryan Wistort, TofuDraw: Choreographing Robot Behavior through Digital Painting.,2010. S.M. Thesis Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Sigurður Örn Adalgeirsson. Mebot, a robotic platform for socially embodied telepresence. 2009. S.M. Thesis Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Jun Ki Lee, Affordable Gesture Recognition Based Avatar Control System: A Puppeteering System for the Huggable, 2008. S.M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Mikey Siegel, Persuasive Robotics: Towards Understanding the Influence of a Mobile Humanoid Robot over Human Belief and Behavior. 2008. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences. MIT. [PDF]
Jeff Lieberman, Accelerated and Improved Motor Learning and Rehabilitation using Kinesthetic Feedback. 2006. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Walter Daniel Stiehl, Sensitive Skins and Somatic Processing for affective and Sociable Robots based upon a Somatic Alphabet Approach, 2005. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
John McBean, Design and Control of a Voice Coil Actuated Arm for Human-Robot Interaction, 2004. S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT. [PDF]
Jeff Lieberman, Teaching a Robot Manipulation Skills Through Demonstration, 2004. S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT. [PDF]
Jesse Gray, Goal and Action Inference for Helpful Robots Using Self as Simulator, 2004. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
Cory Kidd, Sociable Robots: The Role of Presence and Task in Human-Robot Interaction, June 2003. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT. [PDF]
M.Eng. Theses
Soo Jung Jang, Designing Parent-Child-Robot Triadic Storybook Reading Interaction., 2021, M. Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Nada Hussein, Machine Audition Curriculum and Real-Time Music Accompaniment., 2021, M. Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Matthew Huggins, Relational Dialogue., 2021, M. Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Hanna Lee, Interactive Storybooks with a Robot Companion., 2018, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Sooyeon Jeong, Developing a Social Robotic Companion for Pediatric Care for Stress and Anxiety Mitigation., 2014, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Nancy Foen, Exploring the human-car bond through an Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA)., February 2012, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Julian Hernandez Munoz, Integrated Vision Framework for a Robotics Research and Development Platform., May 2011, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Maria Guirguis, Robot Search and Rescue: A Comparison of 3D Mapping Techniques., May 2010, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Heather Knight, An Architecture for Sensate Robots: Real Time Social-Gesture Recognition using a Full Body Array of Touch Sensors, September 2008, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Collin Johnson, The Campus Tour Bot: A Robotic Tour Guide for MIT. September 2008. M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Robert Toscano, Building a Semi-Autonomous Sociable Robot Platform for Robust Interpersonal Telecommunication, May 2008, M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Andrew Wang, Physically Animated Desktop Computer for Ergonomic and Affective Movement, May 2006. M. Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Matt Hancher, A Motor Control Framework for Many-Axis Interactive Robots, June 2003. M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
S.B. Theses
Kris Dos Santos, Project PEAC: A Personal, Expressive Avatar Controller for the Operation of Virtual Characters., June 2010. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Yingdan Gu, Semi-Autonomous Mobile Phone Communciation Avatar for Enhanced Interaction., February 2008. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Nicolina Akraboff, Design of Transmission Mechanisms for the Head of the ‘Huggable’ Robotic Teddy Bear., January 2008. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Javier Matamoros, Design of a Mixed Reality Workspace for an Expressive Humanoid Robot., June 2006. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Levi Lalla, A Design of Acutation Mechanisms for Use in the “Huggable” Robotic Teddy Bear., June 2006. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Jeremy Scholz, Design of a Voice Coil Actuated Office Chair., June 2004. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]
Dan Stiehl, Tactile Perception in Robots: From the Somatic Alphabet to the Realization of a Fully “Sensitive Skin”, June 2003. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [PDF]