Research: We research different aspects of social robots, especially in the context of Polish society. We focus on in-the-wild (in-situ) studies, where human-robot interactions take place in natural settings (e.g. in a classroom, a cafe) and using familiar activities (e.g book reading or dancing). We generally apply qualitative methods for data analysis.

Robots: We have Nao, Miro-E, Misty, and Tiago (with one arm) in our lab. We also have access to Pepper robot through our collaborators.

Research areas: We are actively conducting research in the following areas:
•    Intuitive interfaces for human-robot collaboration
•    Child-robot interaction
•    Attitudes of Polish society towards social robots
•    Robots in education
•    Robot skill adaptation
•    Ethical issues related to social robots

Collaborators: We have ongoing collaborations with:
•    Technical University, Vienna (TUW)
•    Czech Technical University, Prague (CTU)
•    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo (TUAT)
•    Hosei University, Tokyo (HU)

Funded projects:
•    Intuitive collaboration with household robots in everyday settings: 1 Jan. 2023 - 31 Dec. 2025. Funded by Opus-Lap program of NCN. Collaborators: TUW and CTU.
•    A study on the role of explanations in creating trust in Human-Robot Interaction: 1 Jan. 2022 - 31 Dec. 2023. Funded by NAWA. Collaborators: TUW.
•    A study on the role of scene explanations in creating trust in Human-Robot Interaction: 1 Jan. 2022 - 31 Dec. 2022. Funded by DigiWorld, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
•    A study on the impact of social robots on children’s social relationships, 1 Jan. 2022 - 31 Dec. 2022. Funded by DigiWorld, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.

Please visit our lab page https://socialroboticslab.edu.pl for more information.