MAVRIC

Michigan Autonomous Vehicle Research Intergroup Collaboration (MAVRIC) is a cross-campus multidisciplinary collaboration to study Autonomous Vehicles.

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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
@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics

https://t.co/QAu2qBUWVD

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

Great news article on our new research project on secure human-AI teams!

@umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics @UTKnoxville @UTK_TCE

https://t.co/uYaYsSUHqE

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/xQQi1w6kjh

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

Enjoying #hri2026 @HRI_Conference @umsi @UMRobotics @BlackInRobotics

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/0t4nwjuRR4

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

Robotics: Shaping Inequality in Global Labor https://t.co/aySsuhpjoG via @YouTube

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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
https://t.co/L4rIUb5L8L

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/0PN6D8iZru

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/33Vg1KFh6m

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/RwNQeHwlER

[MichiganAI @michigan_AI]

🚘 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

https://t.co/aHwlj9Srmr

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/uYvF1vGlZw

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/LzVB8YY4kM

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/IITGcjsMYh

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/BZ1dC8shco

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

(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. https://t.co/Lx45N6poct.

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

(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. https://t.co/DBXYcPHcEX.

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

(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. https://t.co/ibashQQH7j.

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

(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 https://t.co/oq73D4KtLW.

[Lionel Peter Robert Jr. @lionelrobertjr]

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

https://t.co/OljColNiUJ