Overview
This course focuses on human-robot interaction and social
robot learning, exploring the leading research, design principles and
technical challenges we face in developing robots capable of operating
in real-world human environments. The course will cover a range of
multidisciplinary topics, including physical embodiment,
mixed-initiative interaction, multi-modal interfaces, human-robot
teamwork, learning algorithms, statistical methods for HRI research,
aspects of social cognition, as well as ethical and societal
considerations. These topics will be pursued through independent
reading, class discussion, case studies and a final project.