| The future face of elderly assistants3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH University of Toronto | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-08-30 | | 3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH |
| Assessment of the effects of user characteristics on mental models of information retrieval systems | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2001-01-01 | Xinyi Zhang | |
| How Robots Influence Humans: A Survey of Nonverbal Communication in Social HRIAs robots become more prevalent in society, investigating the interactions between humans and robots is important to ensure that these robots adhere to the social norms and expectations of human users. In particular, it is important to explore exactly how the nonverbal behaviors of robots influence humans due to the dominant role nonverbal communication plays in social interactions. In this paper, we present a detailed survey on this topic focusing on four main nonverbal communication modes: kinesics, proxemics, haptics, and chronemics, as well as multimodal combinations of these modes. We uniquely investigate findings that span across these different nonverbal modes and how they influence humans in four separate ways: shifting cognitive framing, eliciting emotional responses, triggering specific behavioral responses, and improving task performance. A detailed discussion is presented to provide insights on nonverbal robot behaviors with respect to the aforementioned influence types and to discuss future research directions in this field. 3.1 VIGIL University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-01-29 | | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Seminar – Canada’s Robotics MomentAttended a multi-talk seminar on Canada’s future in robotics with Hallie Segal and Andra Keay3.1 VIGIL | Networking and Partnerships | 2018-02-08 | Shane Saunderson | 3.1 VIGIL |
| CIFAR Seminar - Canada’s AI RevolutionWas the panel/question moderator at Joelle Pineau’s CIFAR seminar on the AI revolution in Canada3.1 VIGIL | Networking and Partnerships | 2017-10-23 | Shane Saunderson | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Robot Centered Design (IIDEX Conference)Delivered a keynote on designing products and environments for robot use and integration to a group of designers and architects3.1 VIGIL | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-11-29 | Shane Saunderson | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Workforce of Tomorrow: Centaurs and Cyborgs (HELM Conference)Delivered a keynote on the integration of robots and automation into the future workplace to a conference on human resources and org transformation3.1 VIGIL | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-10-30 | Shane Saunderson | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Dances with Social Robots: A Pilot Study at Long-Term CareDance therapy can have significant physical, emotional and cognitive benefits for older adults. In particular, social robots can be developed to autonomously facilitate dance sessions to engage these individuals with the aim of improving quality of life. To successfully integrate and promote long-term use of social robots into long-term care homes for such recreational activities, it is important to explore both residents’ and staff’s perceptions of such robots. In this paper, we present the first pilot human–robot interaction study that investigates the overall experiences and attitudes of both residents and staff in a long-term care home for robot-facilitated dance sessions. In general, the questionnaire results from our study showed that both staff and residents had positive attitudes
towards the robot-facilitated dance activity. Encouraging trends showed residents had higher ratings
for statements on perceived ease of use, safety, and enjoyment than the staff. However, the staff had a statistically significantly higher rating for willingness to use the robots for dance facilitation. Some key statistical differences were also determined with respect to: (1) gender within the resident group (men had higher ratings for the robots being useful in helping facilitate recreational activities), as well as between staff and residents (resident men had higher perceived safety), and (2) prior robot experience (residents with limited prior experience had higher ratings on perceived ease of use and perceived enjoyment than staff with the same level of experience). The robot-facilitated dance activity was positively received by both older adults and staff as an activity of daily living that can enhance wellbeing while also being safe, easy to use and enjoyable.AWCRP-2020-12 University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2022-09-13 | | AWCRP-2020-12 |
| Socially Assistive Robots Helping Older Adults through the Pandemic and Life after COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has critically impacted the health and safety of the population of the world, especially the health and well-being of older adults. Socially assistive robots (SARs) have been used to help to mitigate the effects of the pandemic including loneliness and isolation, and to alleviate the workload of both formal and informal caregivers. This paper presents the first extensive survey and discussion on just how socially assistive robots have specifically helped this population, as well as the overall impact on health and the acceptance of such robots during the pandemic. The goal of this review is to answer research questions with respect to which SARs were used during the pandemic and what specific tasks they were used for, and what the enablers and barriers were to the implementation of SARs during the pandemic. We will also discuss lessons learned from their use to inform future SAR design and applications, and increase their usefulness and adoption in a post-pandemic world. More research is still needed to investigate and appreciate the user experience of older adults with SARs during the pandemic, and we aim to provide a roadmap for researchers and stakeholders.AWCRP-2020-12 University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2021-09-13 | | AWCRP-2020-12 |
| Robots Making Life Easier for Businesses Large and Small (panel discussion)Invited to participate in a panel discussion at the MaRS Supply AI conference and demo day to connect with startups, customers, and investors interested in promoting the use of AI technologies.
Panel included CEOs of companies that are focused on building applied AI and intelligent supply chain products and services.AWCRP-2020-12 University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2022-11-21 | | AWCRP-2020-12 |
| Social intelligence for a robot engaging people in cognitive training activities University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2012-01-01 | | |
| A learning-based control architecture for an assistive robot providing social engagement during cognitively stimulating activities University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2011-01-01 | | |
| Minimizing task-induced stress in cognitively stimulating activities using an intelligent socially assistive robot University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2011-01-01 | | |
| Designing intelligent socially assistive robots as effective tools in cognitive interventions University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2011-01-01 | | |
| The design of an intelligent socially assistive robot for person-centered cognitive interventions University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2010-01-01 | | |
| Promoting engagement in cognitively stimulating activities using an intelligent socially assistive robot University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2010-01-01 | | |
| Developing advanced assistive technologies for older adults with dementia: Lessons learned University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2013-06-01 | | |
| Meet three robots engineered at U of T that could improve – or save – your life3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH University of Toronto | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-03-03 | | 3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH |
| Get up close and personal with Prof. Goldie Nejat from the University of Toronto3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH University of Toronto | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2015-12-18 | | 3.1 VIGIL, 4.1 CONNECT-TECH |
| WP3 - Technology for Functional Autonomy and IndependenceVideo presentation of WP3 progress3.1 VIGIL Université de Sherbrooke, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-10-19 | | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Robots: the next frontier in senior independence3.1 VIGIL University of Toronto, Université de Sherbrooke | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-10-12 | | 3.1 VIGIL |
| Classifying Group Affect During Dance Therapy Sessions with Older Adults to Promote Overall WellbeingAWCRP-2020-12 University of Toronto | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2023-07-26 | | AWCRP-2020-12 |
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