Alexis E. Block

14 papers A* 1Journal 6Unranked 6
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 — conf
Charting the Growth of Social-Physical HRI (spHRI): A Systematic Review Pipeline Augmented by Small Language Models.
HRI Companion
Mayumi Mohan, Ju-Hung Chen, Alexis E. Block
2026 — conf
Enhancing the NAO: Extending Capabilities of Legacy Robots for Long-Term Research.
SII
Austin Wilson, Sahar Kapasi, Zane Greene, Alexis E. Block
2026 — conf
RoboTales: ROBOTic Anthropomorphic LEarning Systems.
HRI Companion
Andrew Chen, Ju-Hung Chen, Phurinat Pinyomit, Alexis E. Block
2026 — conf
Workshop YOUR Study Design 2026!
HRI Companion
Mayumi Mohan, Joana Brito, Anouk Neerincx, Alexis E. Block
2025 J jnl
Enhancing the NAO: Extending Capabilities of Legacy Robots for Long-Term Research.
CoRR
Austin Wilson, Sahar Kapasi, Zane Greene, Alexis E. Block
2024 J jnl
Hey, Teacher, (Don't) Leave Those Kids Alone: Standardizing HRI Education.
CoRR
Alexis E. Block
2023 J jnl
In the Arms of a Robot: Designing Autonomous Hugging Robots with Intra-Hug Gestures.
ACM Trans. Hum. Robot Interact.
Alexis E. Block, Hasti Seifi, Otmar Hilliges, Roger Gassert, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2022 J jnl
In the Arms of a Robot: Designing Autonomous Hugging Robots with Intra-Hug Gestures.
CoRR
Alexis E. Block, Hasti Seifi, Otmar Hilliges, Roger Gassert, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2021 — —
HuggieBot: An Interactive Hugging Robot With Visual and Haptic Perception.
Alexis E. Block
2021 A* conf
The Six Hug Commandments: Design and Evaluation of a Human-Sized Hugging Robot with Visual and Haptic Perception.
HRI
Alexis E. Block, Sammy Joe Christen, Roger Gassert, Otmar Hilliges, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2021 J jnl
The Six Hug Commandments: Design and Evaluation of a Human-Sized Hugging Robot with Visual and Haptic Perception.
CoRR
Alexis E. Block, Sammy Joe Christen, Roger Gassert, Otmar Hilliges, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2019 J jnl
Softness, Warmth, and Responsiveness Improve Robot Hugs.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics
Alexis E. Block, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2018 — conf
Emotionally Supporting Humans Through Robot Hugs.
HRI (Companion)
Alexis E. Block, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
2016 — conf
Robust tactile perception of artificial tumors using pairwise comparisons of sensor array readings.
HAPTICS
Jennifer C. T. Hui, Alexis E. Block, Camillo J. Taylor, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker