Doctoral Theses
Andrea Lockerd Thomaz, Socially Guided Machine Learning. May 2006. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Andrew Brooks, Coordinating Human-Robot Communication. November 2006. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT.
Guy Hoffman, Ensemble: Fluency and Embodiment for Robots Acting with Humans. September 2007. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Cory Kidd, Designing for Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction and Application to Weight Loss. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Matthew Berlin, Understanding the Embodied Teacher: Learning for Sociable Robots. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Andrea Lockerd Thomaz, Socially Guided Machine Learning. May 2006. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Andrew Brooks, Coordinating Human-Robot Communication. November 2006. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT.
Guy Hoffman, Ensemble: Fluency and Embodiment for Robots Acting with Humans. September 2007. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Cory Kidd, Designing for Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction and Application to Weight Loss. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
Matthew Berlin, Understanding the Embodied Teacher: Learning for Sociable Robots. January 2008. Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT.
S.M. Theses
Matt Hancher, A Motor Control Framework for Many-Axis Interactive Robots, June 2003.
M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cory Kidd, Sociable Robots: The Role of Presence and Task in Human-Robot Interaction, June 2003. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Jeff Lieberman, Teaching a Robot Manipulation Skills Through Demonstration, June 2004.
S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering
John McBean, Design and Control of a Voice Coil Actuated Arm for Human-Robot Interaction, June 2004. S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jesse Gray, Goal and Action Inference for Helpful Robots Using Self as Simulator, September 2004. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Walter Daniel Stiehl, Sensitive Skins and Somatic Processing for affective and Sociable Robots based upon a Somatic Alphabet Approach, May 2005. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Andrew Wang, Physically Animated Desktop Computer for Ergonomic and Affective Movement, May 2006. M. Eng. Department of EECS.
Jeff Lieberman, Accelerated and Improved Motor Learning and Rehabilitation using Kinesthetic Feedback. May 2006. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Matt Hancher, A Motor Control Framework for Many-Axis Interactive Robots, June 2003.
M.Eng. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Cory Kidd, Sociable Robots: The Role of Presence and Task in Human-Robot Interaction, June 2003. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Jeff Lieberman, Teaching a Robot Manipulation Skills Through Demonstration, June 2004.
S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering
John McBean, Design and Control of a Voice Coil Actuated Arm for Human-Robot Interaction, June 2004. S. M. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jesse Gray, Goal and Action Inference for Helpful Robots Using Self as Simulator, September 2004. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Walter Daniel Stiehl, Sensitive Skins and Somatic Processing for affective and Sociable Robots based upon a Somatic Alphabet Approach, May 2005. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
Andrew Wang, Physically Animated Desktop Computer for Ergonomic and Affective Movement, May 2006. M. Eng. Department of EECS.
Jeff Lieberman, Accelerated and Improved Motor Learning and Rehabilitation using Kinesthetic Feedback. May 2006. S. M. Media Arts and Sciences
S.B. Theses
Dan Stiehl, Tactile Perception in Robots: From the Somatic Alphabet to the Realization of a Fully “Sensitive Skin”, June 2003. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Levi Lalla, A Design of Acutation Mechanisms for Use in the “Huggable” Robotic Teddy Bear, June 2006. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dan Stiehl, Tactile Perception in Robots: From the Somatic Alphabet to the Realization of a Fully “Sensitive Skin”, June 2003. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Levi Lalla, A Design of Acutation Mechanisms for Use in the “Huggable” Robotic Teddy Bear, June 2006. Department of Mechanical Engineering