@WindyShoo

Human Robot Interaction researcher @ Oregon State University. Interested in social, expressive, affective, and collaborative HRI.

 Corvallis, OR
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Joined July 2010
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Can a more humanoid robot address a user's emotional needs better? Perhaps. Better than my therapist? Likely not. Can my pets provide better comfort than my therapist? Uh. Tail wag. Ya. So, let's create relatable robots that leverage inherent machine-ness! uxdesign.cc/why-robots-might…

Why robots might (but shouldn’t) look like humans

Designers should not underestimate Turing’s warning

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Vot-ER@Vot_ER_org26 Jul 2020
“There will be a time where, above the din of suffering we ask, ‘How can we use this to make something better of our situation?’” Proud to be featured in @nytimes as part of the solution to help convert the suffering and frustration of this national moment into hope and action.
Farah Stockman
@fstockman25 Jul 2020
I followed this emergency room doctor of @Vot_ER_org for six months. I could have written 5,000 words, but here is a small slice of what I learned: In Era of Sickness, Doctors Prescribe Unusual Cure: Voting nytimes.com/2020/07/25/us/in…

In Era of Sickness, Doctors Prescribe Unusual Cure: Voting (Published 2020)

As the pandemic curbs in-person voter registration, a growing number of doctors and nurses are registering their patients to vote.

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Vot-ER@Vot_ER_org25 May 2020
Vote like our health depends on it. Thanks to @TurboVote @votedotorg @ideas42 @AmerAcadPeds + many more who help make our nonpartisan digital platform possible. Now we need YOUR help. Share this Healthy Democracy Kit video with one healthcare provider/social worker you know.
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Early-February 2020 UXPA Boston Newsletter -  UX news and events for the Boston design community - mailchi.mp/uxpaboston/early-…
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Consumer Robotics Company Anki Abruptly Shuts Down spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/…
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#springcleaning with @WindyShoo and @mayacakmak leads to a window seat for @ProjectEMAR in the new @uwcse robotics lab. @RobotEMAR is comforted by @guyhoffman Blossom and @MistyRobotics V1!
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Visiting the @uwengineering open house, now off to the @hcdeUW Research Showcase. It’s a busy day for @ProjectEMAR !! With @WindyShoo
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The Verge
@verge15 Jan 2019
Japan’s robot hotel lays off half the robots after they created more work for humans theverge.com/2019/1/15/18184…
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Although we compete with them in the market, it was cool to hang out with @MistyRobotics and their robot at #CES2019. Although their idea is similar to ours, you can see that the execution was staggeringly different. That's the beauty of robotics :)
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Robots@RobotList3 Jan 2019
If the robots are coming for your jobs, it's to help you, not replace you - Los Angeles Times dlvr.it/QvvVgj
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you want some good news from 2018? I bet you do • book sales are up this year over last year • sales of physical books have grown every year since 2013 • indie bookstores have increased by 35 percent in the past decade reading isn’t dying, it’s *thriving.* happy new year.
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Here's a surprise: Films led by women do better at the box office than their male-led counterparts. That's the conclusion of a new study from the Creative Artists Agency. nyti.ms/2EqjB97
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It's soft! @elinbjorling #huggable
Dr. Angelica Lim @petitegeek.bsky.social@petitegeek20 Dec 2018
Can’t stand the cuteness of the new Lovot robot, especially the clothing line and pair-mode sleeping. I think the expressivity in the eyes is my favourite part, though :)
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And that’s a wrap! @ProjectEMAR ended the year with a design sprint exploring movement (and hugs!) for @RobotEMAR ! So many great ideas. Feeling so grateful for these people. @emmarosephd @mayacakmak @WindyShoo
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I really should be grateful for Bobby pins. Been using them to cover the bald spot right on the top of my hard. 😂 #Thankful #hairloss
Winter design sprint for @ProjectEMAR we are playing with #kuri and exploring movement and response. Love the purring! ❤️😍😻
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This is amazing. Teared up while reading it. soranews24.com/2018/11/29/ca…

Cafe opens in Tokyo staffed by robots controlled by paralyzed people

Dawn is an inspirational marriage of technology and humanity.

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Women perform just as well as men on spatial tests when the tasks include human-like figures. The implications of this study are huge. What exercises are we giving to our tech students? Do we include social aspects to equalize performance? sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Framing spatial tasks as social eliminates gender differences

Women underperform on spatial tests when they don’t expect to do as well as men, but framing the tests as social tasks eliminates the gender gap in performance, according to new findings. These...

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Playing with @MistyRobotics facial expressions with @WindyShoo
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@BBCClick4 Oct 2018
Are you ready for the rise of the machines? Meet Moxi - the robot built to do the jobs that nurses are too busy for.
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