Publication
Arts + Health: : New Approaches to Arts and Robots in Health Care
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a public interactive robotic art installation in a rehabilitation hospital, aiming to provide an enjoyable artistic experience and to understand how human-centred robotics might promote wellbeing and quality of life for hospital communities.
Janie Busby Grant
Psychology Research Lead
Associate Professor Janie Busby Grant is the Psychology Research Lead at CRL, where her work integrates human-robot interaction and artificial intelligence with a foundation in cognitive psychology and research design. With a strong emphasis on practical applications, Janie brings a reconciliatory approach to interdisciplinary research, particularly in exploring factors influencing human perception of, and engagement with robotic systems.
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Damith Herath
Founder/Director Collaborative Robotics Lab
Professor Damith Herath is the Founder and director of the Collaborative Robotics Lab (CRL). His work explores how robots and humans can collaborate, with an emphasis on the intersection of engineering, psychology, and the arts. His interdisciplinary approach actively seeks insights across diverse fields, promoting innovation and collaboration that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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Herath, D, McFarlane, J, Jochum, EA, Grant, JB & Tresset, P 2020, Arts + Health: : New Approaches to Arts and Robots in Health Care. in HRI 2020 - Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: HRI ‘20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3380733