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PhobiAR in the news

PhobiAR has been featured prominently in the news today. Stuff.co.nz summarizes the development and the future potential. Read the whole story online and watch the video.

The Press reports on LEGO books

The Press reports today on the LEGO books we published. They wrote a nice article that also mentions the upcoming LABS2012 event here at the Univeristy of Canterbury.

New Zealand Education Review

The New Zealand Education Review magazine has published an article about our Masters program in Human Interface Technology (MHIT). It is great to receive this media exposure and we hope that more students will now about this great opportunity.

Exploring pre-interaction feedback in Human-Robot Interaction

On Wednesday, 9 May, Jakub Zlotowski will give his seminar entitled "Exploring pre-interaction feedback in Human-Robot Interaction". Please join us at 14:00 in room 105 for this interesting talk. Here is the abstract of his talk:

There is a popular belief that robots will be able to help people in the future. However what would happen if a robot approached you on a street and asked for help? The presented study explored how robot's pre-interaction behaviour can impact human perception and influence to-be-commenced interaction. Aspects such as a robot's speed, interaction distance or approach trajectories were considered to have an effect on a robot's chances of receiving required information and behaving in a more socially acceptable way.