Can we design novel wearable haptic devices to support better human-robot interaction? 🤖

In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Allison Okamura from Stanford University about #robots for medicine and rehabilitation.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robotics #HRI #Haptics #Healthcare #Rehabilitation #Teleoperation #WearableTech

🧵 ACM ISS 2026 is calling for Workshop & Tutorial proposals!

🔷 WORKSHOPS — Organize an interactive event. You design the format.
👉 iss.acm.org/2026/authors/workshops/
📧 [email protected]

🔷 TUTORIALS — Lead a 60/90/120-min hands-on session.
👉 iss.acm.org/2026/authors/tutorials/
📧 [email protected]

⏰ Deadline: July 22, 2026
📍 Turin, Italy | Nov 23–26, 2026

#ACM_ISS_202 #HCI #HRI #XR #AR #VirtualReality #VR #MR #CallForProposals

What a week! I arrived back home safe and sound after an amazing week at @chi 2026 in #Barcelona.

During the week, I reconnected with old friends and colleagues and met some incredible new people in the #CHI family 👥

Attending the workshop on Interactive #AI for Human-Centered #Robotics (#InterAI), I presented our work on Adaptive AI in #HRI. 🧠🤖

At #CHI2026, we organized a joint lunch with our @mucConf 2026 team, handing out first #MuC merchandise 🙂

Happy to be part of the #CHI2027 crew 💛

Watch this video by a researcher who is demoing simulated #robot emotional body language. I think this research is Incredibly dangerous. We are giving machines the ability to manipulate us on an unconscious level. We WILL respond to them because we can’t help it. The robot’s loyalty, love, understanding is entirely fake because they don’t “feel”. If the robot expressions gave us honest insight into its real internal state, then it might be helpful. But I think what you would see, today, is complete indifference. I cannot see that changing.
#AI #HRI #HCI

https://youtu.be/IcMzFr7D_DQ?si=3gLER4vgDxhsRwxH