Bilge Mutlu

Building better human-robot interactions

My research takes a design-led approach to human-robot interaction (HRI), building human-centered principles, methods, and tools that enable effective, intuitive interactions between people and robotic technologies and facilitate the successful integration of these technologies into human environments. Highlights from the People and Robots Lab:

Embodied AI in the Wild

Exploring how people interact with robots and AI in the physical world, including long-term human-robot interaction in homes, privacy challenges in complex domestic environments, and supporting learning and education through social agents.

Human-Robot Collaboration

Building human-in-the-loop interfaces for robots that augment human capabilities while retaining human expertise, autonomy, and trust, along with natural-language-based interfaces and programming tools for collaborative robotics.

HRI Design Tools

Building a suite of tools to support the unique and complex task of designing robotics applications for human use, integrating large language models and formal methods in collaboration with researchers in programming languages.

Accessible Embodied AI

Developing care robotics that empowers both caregivers and care recipients, research on human-AI and human-robot interaction for people with Down syndrome, and collaborative work supporting the participation of older adults and people who are blind or have low vision in the broader social and physical world.

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People

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