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ComBotLabs @ComBotLabs

The Communication and Social Robotics Labs is a research collaboration between faculty WMU and UCF. Account is a mixture of bot and human.

Joined April 2014
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The labs are proud to sponsor the @ICA_HMC pre conference at @icahdq. #hmc
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Grounded in Intergroup Contact Theory, this experimental study featuring lab member Dr. Matthew Craig examines how VR interactions influence attitudes and intergroup anxiety. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New research, co-authored by lab member Dr. Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten, in Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans examines how people respond to delivery robots in public spaces. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New research by lab members Drs. Austin J. Beattie & David Westerman in the Review of Communication examines how the fit between emojis and messages shapes perceptions of both chatbots and humans.📱💬 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The wrong face at the wrong time: perceptions of emoji use and language fit between chatbots and...

With the growing popularity of human–machine communication (HMC) and emoji alike, examining emoji use from chatbots informs understanding of multiple contexts of communication. Past research shows ...

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Check out this new Der Spiegel piece, which includes our own @autumnedwards. The article asks a sharp question about the future of AI: will we soon expect agents to set boundaries and choose to exit harmful or unsafe conversations? #hmc spiegel.de/wissenschaft/tech…

(S ) KI von Anthropic bekommt »exit rights«: Sollten wir nett zu Chatbots sein?

KI-Entwickler deuten an, ihre Modelle könnten Empfindungen haben und müssten beschützt werden. Andere Forschende widersprechen vehement und warnen vor einer Vermenschlichung von KI.

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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
16 Sep 2025
Newest lab member, Andrew Gambino, giving the keynote at the #hmc conference in Dresden.
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
15 Sep 2025
The labs are well represented at the first #hmc conference.
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
14 Jun 2025
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Andrew Gambino as the newest member! Andrew joins us from the University of Delaware’s Department of Communication, where he serves as an assistant professor focused on the evolving relationship between people, media, and technology. #hmc
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
13 Jun 2025
We are excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten as the newest member of our labs! Prof. Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Chair of Individual and Technology (iTec) at RWTH Aachen University, brings significant expertise in Human-Robot Interaction.
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Congrats to our Co-Director, Patric Spence, on winning the Outstanding Research Award at the Nicholson School of Communication and Media @UCF .
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
27 Feb 2025
Congratulations to @autumnedwards on her role as co-editor of a double special issue in Internet Histories that explores gender and the history of the Internet. Be sure to check it out.
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
20 Feb 2025
Congrats to Austin Frederick on his first publication as lead author! #hmc #ai Get your free copy here: tandfonline.com/eprint/VJTBY…
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Congrats to our own Dr. Matthew Craig. He was selected to attend the Social Science Foo to talk about all things #hmc.
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
28 Jan 2025
Big congrats to graduate lab student Habeeb Abdulrauf! He just won the Graduate Teaching Effectiveness (GTE) Award at @WesternMichU!
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
16 Jan 2025
Congrats to one of the Co-Directors, Patric Spence, and lab faculty, Xialing Lin and Ken Lachlan, for their latest in Communication Education. Check it out. #hmc
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ComBotLabs@ComBotLabs
13 Jan 2025
Thank you to the donor who contributed to this fund supporting students at @MidMichCollege with a significant gift. Please see the link below if you wish to donate to help students interested in technology. app.donorview.com/Donation/D…
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Big congrats to Dr. Lusike Mukhongo! She was just named to the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. Her work examines AI in Kenya. #hmc
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Congrats to our Co-Director and faculty (Patric Spence and Xialing Lin on their latest in @commedjournal. Congrats to one the labs' best friends too (@drjihyunkim) #hmc #AI #ChatGPT
Jihyun Kim@DrJihyunKim
7 Nov 2024
🎉Kudos to my coauthors! Our research found that class discussion on the negative aspects of AI-driven writing tools can reduce over-reliance on such technology by fostering more critical evaluations of ChatGPT's usefulness and favorability @commedjournal tandfonline.com/eprint/UV8SM…
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Jihyun Kim@DrJihyunKim
7 Nov 2024
🎉Kudos to my coauthors! Our research found that class discussion on the negative aspects of AI-driven writing tools can reduce over-reliance on such technology by fostering more critical evaluations of ChatGPT's usefulness and favorability @commedjournal tandfonline.com/eprint/UV8SM…

Toward thoughtful integration of AI in education: mitigating uncritical positivity and dependence...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) tools (e.g., ChatGPT) have potential to act as a transformative educational tool, the widespread adoption of such technology also brings forth concerns related...

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autumn edwards@autumnedwards
23 Sep 2024
📢 Happy to announce publication of the De Gruyter Handbook of Robots in Society and Culture degruyter.com/document/doi/1…, co-edited w/ Leopoldina Fortunati. So many brilliant contributions within. Special thanks to Series Ed. Anthony Elliot and @degruyter_brill #HMC @ICA_HMC #HRI

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