Bias, users, and HRI
- Seaborn, K., & Yalçın, Ö. N. (2026). Persona non graphica: Visual representation biases in human-robot interaction research. Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Hri ’26, 216–226. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757279.3785541
- Nam, K., Yee, J., Jinnat, R. A., Rigual, K. K., Thylane, A., & Korpan, R. (2026). Not the intended user: Queer perspectives on identity, risk, and trust in robot companions. Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Hri ’26, 417–426. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757279.3785581
Robotics and disability
- Pratyusha Ghosh, Belen Liedo, and Laurel D. Riek. 2026. Disability Justice in Human-Robot Interaction: Reflections on Paternalism, Autonomy, and Care for More Equitable Futures. In Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’26), 754–764. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757279.3785636
Perception about robots
- Heimann Saadon, N., Megidish, B., & Erel, H. (2025). Scammed By Robots: Can Deception by Two Simple Non-Humanoid Robots Shape General Attitudes toward Robots? Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 929–938. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721601
Robots with bad intents
- Claure, H., Shin, I., Trafton, J. G., & Vázquez, M. (2025). Did the Robot Really Intend to Harm Me? The Effect of Perceived Agency and Intention on Fairness Judgements. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 889–898. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721597
- Georgiou, N. C., Flanagan, T., Scassellati, B., & Kushnir, T. (2025). Perceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 919–928. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721600
Robots and our mental health
- Yaar, G., & Erel, H. (2025). Who’s Better? Exploring the Effects of Social Comparison in HRI on Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 978–988. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721607
Ethical HRI design
- Ostrowski, A. K., Walker, R., Das, M., Yang, M., Breazea, C., Park, H. W., & Verma, A. (2022). Ethics, Equity, & Justice in Human-Robot Interaction: A Review and Future Directions. 2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 969–976. https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900805
Robot personalities/identities
- Zhang, A. W., Kovacs, C., de Pablo, L., Zhang, J., Bai, M., Jeong, S., & Sebo, S. (2025). Exploring Robot Personality Traits and Their Influence on User Affect and Experience. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 968–977. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721606
Turning off the robot
- Bartneck, C., van der Hoek, M., Mubin, O., & Al Mahmud, A. (2007). “Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do!”: Switching off a Robot. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’07, 217–222. https://doi.org/10.1145/1228716.1228746
- Nicolas Spatola. 2020. Would You Turn Off a Robot Because It Confronts You with Your Own Mortality? In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20), 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3380736
"Sustainable" robotics
- Kamino, W., šabanović, S., & Jung, M. F. (2025). “A Robot’s Life is Over When People Give Up”: Socio-Technical Infrastructure for Sustaining Consumer Robots. Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI ’25, 142–151. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721510
Letting go of robots
- Elin Björling and Laurel Riek. 2022. Designing for Exit: How to Let Robots Go. Retrieved May 20, 2024 from https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4240038
Accountability seen through case studies
- Ghoshal, A., et al (2026). Uncovering Blindspots for Systemic Safety: Relational Accountability in Maritime Autonomous Systems. Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, ACM Other Conferences, 4865–4884. https://doi.org/10.1145/3805689.3806753