Applying Performing Arts to Robotics: Heather Knight on Sociable Robot Collaborators
heatherknight · x · 2026-07-31
The Robot Talk podcast features Prof. Heather Knight from Oregon State University, discussing the intersection of performing arts and robotics.
Leading the CHARISMA Robotics research group, Knight focuses on enhancing human-robot interaction through expressive motion. With a PhD from Carnegie Mellon and experience at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, her work spans robot comedy and interactive art. The episode covers making robots more relatable and explores underwater human-robot collaboration.
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