by hitlab | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
The HIT Lab study on “Robots and Racism” is getting viral international news coverage. The evidence that people perceive humanoid robots as having a “race”, and that societal biases about race affect how robots are perceived, is getting a lot...
by hitlabnz | Sep 6, 2019 | Education, Learning, Science And Technology Studies, Uncategorised
The HIT Lab NZ would like to congratulate Daniel Gorman on the successful completion of his Master of Human Interface Technology which was titled ‘Using Immersive Technologies to Support Food-Based Education’. We wish him the best in his future endeavors!...
by hitlabnz | Sep 6, 2019 | Human Robot Interaction, Science And Technology Studies, Uncategorised
The HIT Lab NZ offers congratulations to Arifah Addison on the completion of her Master of Human Interface Technology titled “Robots and Racism: Examining Racial Bias towards Robots”. Well done! We would like to thank her supervisors Christoph Bartneck and...
by hitlab | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
Tēnā koutou katoa! We are excited to announce that Rob Lindeman has been appointed as the Director of the HIT Lab NZ, effective immediately. For a period of more than three years Ken Beckman (former Director) and Rob Lindeman collaborated to provide the HIT Lab NZ...
by Rob Lindeman | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
The HIT Lab NZ is hiring a Centre Manager to help support day-to-day Lab processes and people. If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, you will find more information by entering the Job ID 6751 at: https://ucvacancies.canterbury.ac.nz
by hitlab | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorised
The HIT Lab NZ lost one of its main rudders this week. HIT Lab NZ Director Ken Beckman passed away suddenly on 12 November 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Originally from Minnesota in the United States, Ken lived for 11 years in the Pacific Islands of the...
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