HRC2 is in the news! Below you can find recent press coverage of projects in the human-robot collaboration & companionship lab.
OpenAI is offering robotics engineers up to $500000. Here's what its new job listings reveal. - Business Insider 18 Sep 2026
The Future of Robotics Part 2: A Discussion With Dr. Guy Hoffman - Podcast: The Internet is Crack (ep 92) 02 Aug 2026
The Future of Robotics Part 1: A Discussion With Dr. Guy Hoffman - Podcast: The Internet is Crack (ep 91) 26 Jul 2026
Elon Musk says Optimus could be Tesla's biggest product ever. It still has 3 huge hurdles. - Business Insider 24 Jul 2026
"An All-Purpose Humanoid That Can Do Everything Is a Mirage... It Should Be Left to Sci-Fi Movies" - Chosun Ilbo WEEKLY BIZ 05 Jun 2026
Toyota Research Institute Cornell partner on AI projects - Cornell Chronicle 18 May 2026
Introducing MirrorBot a robot designed to foster human connection - MSN 03 Apr 2026
MirrorBot: Fostering human connection - EurekAlert! 02 Apr 2026
MirrorBot: fostering human connection - Cornell Chronicle 02 Apr 2026
AI on deck: assessing impact of MLB's new ball-strike system - Cornell Chronicle 18 Mar 2026
Humanizing the machines: Companies design robots to look friendlier - Semafor 04 Feb 2026
Cornell expert skeptical of Tesla's switch from EVs to humanoid robots - Cornell Media Relations 29 Jan 2026
Beyond simplicity: adequate technology for exceptional design - DesignWanted 08 Mar 2025
Will we ever trust robots? - MIT Technology Review 23 Dec 2024
Robot Fosters Inclusion In Education Through Touch - Eurasia Review 08 Apr 2024
Touchibo, a robot that fosters inclusion in education through touch - Phys.org 05 Apr 2024
How to build your own robot friend: Making AI education more accessible - Phys.org / TechXplore 22 Feb 2024
Do robots need clothes? Yes for form and function - Cornell Chronicle 29 Jul 2021
MBAs launch high-growth startups in deep tech through radical collaboration - Cornell SC Johnson College of Business 03 Mar 2021
Soft robots use camera and shadows to sense human touch - Cornell Chronicle 08 Feb 2021
The Robot in Aisle Five Isn’t Stalking You. No, Really. - Wall Street Journal 21 Feb 2020
The Robots of the Future Should Look Like Puppets - OneZero 19 Nov 2019
Visioning Grants Will Fund Research in Humanities, Science, Music in New York City - The Cornell Daily Sun 19 Jul 2019
Home Robots Get Cozier - Seminconductor Engineering 28 May 2019
Robot in aisle 3: Retail turns more and more to machines - Boston Globe 26 May 2019
Unique KNITTED robots are being used to help teach maths to schoolchildren - Daily Mail 25 May 2019
The soft, comfy, social robots are coming, with children as young as four ready to learn - The Sector 23 May 2019
Blossom: The Customizable Social Robot - Lab Roots 23 May 2019
Soft, social robot brings coziness to home robotics - Cornell Chronicle 21 May 2019
Un robot low-tech en forme de chaussette qui tisse du lien (FR) - Heidi News 14 May 2019
Study: In human vs. robot competitions, humans give up - The Ladders 03 Apr 2019
People are much less motivated when working with robots - Info Sur Hoy 02 Apr 2019
New Research Finds That Better Robots Demoralise Co-Workers - Smiling Canada 31 Mar 2019
Rise of the robots: 1.5 million jobs are now at 'high risk' of automation, official figures reveal - and the most threatened roles are womens' - Daily Mail 25 Mar 2019
With Robotics, Manufacturers Have An Opportunity To Boost Workplace Morale - Forbes 25 Mar 2019
People don’t like robots that are better than them - TechEngage 24 Mar 2019
High-performing robots stress out humans - Newsmax 18 Mar 2019
How do we feel about working next to robots? - Forbes 18 Mar 2019
Robot coworkers are coming, and they're going to really mess with your head - Inverse 17 Mar 2019
When it's humans versus robots, people don't like to lose, cornell study says - Cornell Daily Sun 17 Mar 2019
Artificial Intelligence Is Making Job Descriptions Obsolete, Executives Say - Forbes 16 Mar 2019
Riset: manusia benci robot yang kompeten - Wartaekonomi 15 Mar 2019
Les robots ne nous remplaceront peut-etre pas, mais ils nous demoralisent - Ladn 15 Mar 2019
Estudio sugiere que los humanos se intimidan ante los robots competentes y trabajadores - AmericaEconomia 15 Mar 2019
Your new most annoying overachieving coworker is a robot - FastCompany 15 Mar 2019
Wettkampf mit robotern entmutigt menschen - Heise 15 Mar 2019
New research: People who get defeated by AI feel horrible - Futurism 14 Mar 2019
Man vs machine: Robots are so good in the workplace they leave human colleagues 'disheartened' and less motivated, say engineers - Daily Mail 14 Mar 2019
People hate competent robots, says study - ZDNet 14 Mar 2019
People get discouraged working with competent robots: study - MediaPost 13 Mar 2019
Robots beat human coworkers in work race - Sensors Online 13 Mar 2019
Here's what robots destroy when they compete with humans - Market Watch 13 Mar 2019
Why it's a bad idea for machines to work with humans - Edgy 13 Mar 2019
How to bring robots into your workplace without sucking the confidence out of your team - Inc. 13 Mar 2019
Here's the real reason people hate robots - Sapling 12 Mar 2019
Competent robots demoralise human workers - Telecoms.com 12 Mar 2019
New study finds better robots demoralize co-workers - Interesting Engineering 12 Mar 2019
Study: Fast robots may demoralize human co-workers - IEEE Engineering360 12 Mar 2019
It's a real drag when robots beat us at games - Futurity 12 Mar 2019
[Russian] - NPlus1 12 Mar 2019
Faster robots bad for worker morale - MarketBusinessNews 12 Mar 2019
Faster robots demoralize co-workers - Eurekalert (AAAS) 11 Mar 2019
In competition, people get discouraged by competent robots - PhysOrg 11 Mar 2019
In competition, people get discouraged by competent robots - Cornell Chronicle 11 Mar 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Changes Us - Forbes 31 Jan 2019
Greeting Machine Explores Extreme Minimalism in Social Robots - IEEE Spectrum 03 Jan 2019
Texture-changing skin lets robot express its feelings - dezeen 30 Jul 2018
Can a Robot Get Goosebumps? The Health Reason Science is Making It Happen - Inverse 25 Jul 2018
This robotic skin gets 'goosebumps' - CNET 20 Jul 2018
Is It Important to Know How a Robot is 'Feeling?' - TechBriefs 19 Jul 2018
Goosebumps and spikes: This robot can feel, express emotions - Ecnomic Times 18 Jul 2018
New Skin Gives Robots Ability to Display Emotions - R&D 16 Jul 2018
Watch: Robot Skin Non-Verbally Displays the Robot’s Feelings - Electronics360 16 Jul 2018
Emotional robot uses goosebumps to show how it's feeling - Engadget 16 Jul 2018
Robot prototype will let you feel how it’s ‘feeling’ - Cornell Chronicle 09 Jul 2018
This robot gets goosebumps when it’s happy - NBC News 04 Jun 2018
Cornell's New 'Social' Robot Can Literally Get Goosebumps - Outer Places 21 May 2018
Welcome this cute smiling Robot: Gets Goosebumps and Spikes - Medium 18 May 2018
Il robot con la pelle d'oca - GDS 18 May 2018
Robots Get Goosebumps too - Geek.com 18 May 2018
[Russian] - MediaLeaks 17 May 2018
Meet the Little Robot That Gets Goosebumps - The Silicone Review 17 May 2018
Feel What This Robot Feels - Adafruit Blog 17 May 2018
CYBORGS one step closer as robots created which respond to TOUCH - UK Express 17 May 2018
Giving robots goosebumps and spikes to show emotion - TechXplore 17 May 2018
This jolly little robot gets goosebumps - TechCrunch 16 May 2018
Feel What This Robot Feels Through Tactile Expressions - IEEE Spectrum 16 May 2018
Building a Robotic Colleague With Personality - MIT Sloan Management Review 06 Feb 2018
Emotional intelligence demonstrated by faceless robots wearing knits - AXIS Magazine 01 Dec 2017
A Robot Designed To Help Kids With Autism Learn Social Cues - FastCompany 06 Sep 2017
This Lumpy Robot Lends Endearing Touch to Social Bots - Live Science 23 Aug 2017
Blossom: A Handmade Approach to Social Robotics from Cornell and Google - IEEE Spectrum 23 Aug 2017
Hello, Robot: The show that braves the future - New Scientist 31 May 2017