Sarah Sebo

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A Taxonomy of Robot Autonomy for Human-Robot Interaction

Robot autonomy is a powerful and ubiquitous factor in human-robot interaction (HRI), but it is rarely discussed beyond a one-dimensional measure of the degree to which a robot operates without human intervention. As robots become more sophisticated, this simple view of autonomy could be expanded to capture the variety…

HRI '24CorrespondingRole-Playing & Narrative Games +2

Role-Playing with Robot Characters: Increasing User Engagement through Narrative and Gameplay Agency

Live entertainment is moving towards a greater participatory culture, with dynamic narratives told through audience interaction. Robot characters offer a unique opportunity to mitigate the challenges of creating personalized entertainment at scale. However, robots often cannot react to audience responses, limiting opp…

CHI '23CorrespondingAgent Personality & Anthropomorphism +1

Ice-Breaking Technology: Robots and Computers Can Foster Meaningful Connections between Strangers through In-Person Conversations

Despite the clear benefits that social connection offers to well-being, strangers in close physical proximity regularly ignore each other due to their tendency to underestimate the positive consequences of social connection. In a between-subjects study (N = 49 pairs, 98 participants), we investigated the effectiveness…

CSCW '201st AuthorPhysical Interaction & Robots

Robots in Groups and Teams: A Literature Review

Autonomous robots are increasingly placed in contexts that require them to interact with groups of people rather than just a single individual. Interactions with groups of people introduce nuanced challenges for robots, since robots’ actions influence both individual group members and complex group dynamics. We review…

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