Michigan Autonomous Vehicle Research Intergroup Collaboration (MAVRIC) is a cross-campus multidisciplinary collaboration to study Autonomous Vehicles.
Joined June 2020
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What sets physical robots apart from AI like ChatGPT? We explore the validity of virtual robots in HRI research in our Science Robotics paper. Huge congrats to Connor and Xin! Check out the article and full paper below
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Great news article on our new research project on secure human-AI teams!
@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @UTKnoxville @UTK_TCE
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Congratulations to Xin Ye! Our paper on promoting cooperation with security robots through fairness and value alignment is being presented today at #HRI2026
@ieeeras @HRI_Conference @umsi @UMRobotics @UMich @BlackInRobotics @iKnightscope
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Congratulations to Arsha Ali on her paper: Promoting Human–Robot Team Effectiveness: Shared Mental Models and Communication Improve Team Situation Awareness and Performance.
@ieeeras @umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics
@UMichResearch #robotics #hri
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Robotics: Shaping Inequality in Global Labor youtube.com/shorts/SfVeQMEw_… via @YouTube
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29 Dec 2025
Quoted (Dec 29, 2025) in the Financial Times in "Why people love neurotic robots" by Patti Waldmeir.
@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @UMichResearch @um_midas @michigan_AI @HRI_Conference @ieeeras @FT
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19 Dec 2025
Quoted (Dec 19, 2025) in the New York Times news story "Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?" by Kashmir Hill.
@NewYorkTimes_es @umsi @UMRobotics @UMichResearch @BlackRobotics @michigan_AI @um_midas
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MAVRIC retweeted
2 Dec 2025
Excited about this new paper with Linda Onnasch, Eileen Roesler, and Ewart de Visser, entitled "Trust(worthiness) Issues with Trust in Human-Robot Interaction."
@umsi @UMRobotics @HRI_Conference @ieee_ras_icra @science
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1 Dec 2025
Great podcast interview on Imaginze World, "Human and Robot Relationships" with Jane McConnell. Let me know what you think.
@umsi @UMRobotics @UMichResearch @BlackRobotics @ieeeras @HRI_Conference #robotics #hri @PHDPROJECT #Robots
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21 Oct 2025
🚘 How can we help passengers understand #AI-driven decisions in #AutonomousVehicles?
New research at #CSCW2025 explores how #interactive, text-based explanations boost user comprehension of AV behavior.
Somayeh Molaei, @lionelrobertjr, @NikolaBanovic
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20 Oct 2025
Quoted (Oct 20, 2025) in the news story "Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines" by Michael Beltran in Rest of World.
@umsi @ieee_ras_icra @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @HRI_Conference #Robotics
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MAVRIC retweeted
30 Sep 2025
Congratulations to Annette Masterson, Ph.D., and Samia Cornelius Bhatti on our recent acceptance of our ICIS 2025 short paper titled 'Managing Robots and People.
@umsi @BlackInRobotics @UMRobotics @ieeeroman @ieee_ras_icra
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23 Sep 2025
Congratulations to @kwameporterrob1 on this insightful paper, which critically examines the impacts of automation and mass production while proposing an alternative through community-based economies.
@ieeeroman @BlackInRobotics
@roneglash @guzdial
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MAVRIC retweeted
29 Aug 2025
Incredible to be quoted in the article "Sound familiar? Matching voices boost trust in self-driving cars" about our upcoming paper, led by @CarolQiaoning @Jessie_YangXi
@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @UMichiganNews @HFES @umichioe @ASU
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MAVRIC retweeted
19 Aug 2025
(4/4) MAVRIC will be presenting several papers at the IEEE ROMAN 2025—link to the paper below.
Gilbert, A., Kaur, G., Mendez, K., Xie, Y., Robert, L.P., and Tilbury, D. (2025). Human-Autonomy Collaboration for Escaping Local Minima, RO-MAN 2025. lnkd.in/gXs2WfEB.
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19 Aug 2025
(3/4) The MAVRIC group will be presenting several papers at the IEEE ROMAN 2025 conference. Links to the paper are below.
Ali, A., Robert, L.P., and Tilbury, D. (2025). Estimating Situation Awareness for Human-Robot Teaming, RO-MAN 2025. lnkd.in/gD5cJNSf.
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19 Aug 2025
(2/4) The MAVRIC group will be presenting several papers at the IEEE ROMAN 2025 conference. @XinYe_Eva
Ye, X., and Robert, L.P. (2025). Can Robots Take Over Security? A Brief Review and Critique of Security Robot vs. Human Security Agent, RO-MAN 2025. lnkd.in/gjQwXGJQ.
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19 Aug 2025
(1/4) The MAVRIC group will be presenting several papers at the IEEE ROMAN 2025 conference. Links to the papers are below.
Masterson, A., and Robert, L. P. (2025). Rebranding Sex Robots: Realbotix's Corporate Metamorphosis, RO-MAN 2025 lnkd.in/gkhijmNn.
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MAVRIC retweeted
18 Aug 2025
I'm excited to be part of this Short Wave podcast on neurotic robots. "This missing trait could make robots more 'human' with Nell Greenfieldboyce.
@NPR @NPRShortWave @umsi @UMRobotics @UMichResearch @HRI_Conference @BlackInRobotics
@ieeeras
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