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Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Campus Nord at night. Some parts are lighted up. © Detlef Podehl​/​TU Dortmund
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Inclusive Human-Robot Interaction / Inklusive Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion (Fachgebiet)

Our research and teaching activities are motivated by a significant shift that we can see in the future interplay between humans and technology. While technology in the past was mostly regarded as a practical tool, recent developments in Artificial Intelligence as well as in Computing and Mechanics offer a path forward to technology becoming a partner in everyday life. As a partner, such technology will come in many different forms and physical embodiments (i.e. robots), ranging from smart devices with natural language interfaces to collaborative robotic arms which can physically manipulate their environment.  All these approaches share that they may very well help create a more inclusive society and empower people of various background to live a more self-determined life.

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News from our Research Unit

11/14/2024

Open House at TU Dortmund University (Tag der offenen Tür)

On November 9th, the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, including our group, presented their research and study program offers to the public.

Approximately 20 people in a small atrium area, holding conversations, viewing posters, and trying out demos.
08/28/2024

"Honorable Mention Short Paper Award" at Mensch und Computer 2024

Max Pascher co-authored the short paper, "Push Me: Evaluating Usability and User Experience in Nudge-based Human-Robot Interaction through Embedded…
07/26/2024

KonCheck - Combating misinformation using AI

False information jeopardises the democratic formation of opinion. Our new research project uses AI to tackle the problem.

An image representing the research project "KonCheck". Six hands of various skin colors and with various clothes are stretched upwards, while plus signs float around them. An arrow that gets wider from left to right, each time it passes a new hand, points to a legal document held up by a hand. A green checkmark above the document symbolizes the public agreement with the document and the validity of the information contained within.
07/26/2024

Congratulations, Max

Beginning of July, our own Max Pascher very successfully defended his PhD thesis.

The PhD committee of Dr. Max Pascher: Amr Rizk Stefan Schneegass, Jens Gerken, and Michael Prilla
07/10/2024

New Workshop Paper: Serious & Persuasive Games as Counter-Measures Against Deceptive Patterns

We are excited to announce the presentation of our latest workshop paper, "Start Playing Around - Serious & Persuasive Games as a Viable…

An screenshot from the game explored in the workshop paper: A dimly lit hallway with a tiled floor and two yellow lines running down the center. The hallway appears to stretch far into the distance, narrowing as it goes, and is illuminated by a series of overhead lights that create a pattern of light and shadow on the floor. At the far end of the hallway, a door is faintly visible.
06/30/2024

Visit of EICS 2024 conference in Cagliari and Best Paper Award for AdaptiX

We attended the 16th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, presented our work on AdaptiX and received the "Best Paper…

Welcome Slide EICS
04/26/2024

German Pre-CHI Event 2024 - Saarbrücken

On April 25 and 26, we took part in the German preCHI event, a meeting of the German HCI community, in Saarbrücken.

Beghrüßungsbild zur German Pre-CHI
04/03/2024

New Reserach Article: Human-Robot Communication with GPT-Based Large Language Models

We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research paper, exploring a GPT-based in human-robot teaming.

An image portraying a user on the right, interacting with the three simulated robot agents, Neptune (in blue), Jupiter (in yellow) and Pluto (in red) in the virtual world on the left via a VR headset and controller.
03/15/2024

ihri at Human-Robot Interaction Conference in Boulder, CA

At one of the leading conferences in our field, we showcased two late breaking works and participated in two workshops.

Image showing two of our posters at the HRI
12/22/2023

Merry Christmas

All members of our research unit wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Group Picture from the research unit ihri at the Christmas market in Dortmund with: Prof. Dr. Jens Gerken, Max Pascher, Kirill Kronhardt, Younes Lakhnati, Astrid Slojewski, and Valerie Tan
10/10/2023

Join our team!

We have an open PhD or PostDoc position available in the group, starting whenever you are ready.

A picture showing the founding members of Team ihri in front of a green wall: Prof. Dr. Jens Gerken, Astrid Slojewski, Kirill Kronhardt, and Max Pascher (from left to right)
10/07/2023

ihri at Fall IDC 2023

From October 2-6, Max Pascher represented our research unit at this year's fall IDC, organized by the LMU Media Informatics Group.

Max Pascher at Fall IDC 2023 in Venice, Italy
09/15/2023

ihri at Rehacare in Düsseldorf

We showcase our DoF Adaptiv project at Rehacare Hall 4, Booth G48 (munevo)

Max Pascher REHACARE 2023 in Düsseldorf conducting a user study for DoF-Adaptiv: Adaptive Freiheitsgradeinbettung als kooperatives Userinterface für einen Assistenzroboter
09/05/2023

ihri at Mensch und Computer 2023 in Rapperswil

Robin Frölke, former Bachelor student at Westfälische Hochschule, presented work in collaboration with ihri at this years' Mensch und Computer 2023.

This image shows Robin Frölke standing on a large stage in front of the conference audience. In the background, we see a slide that showcases the work he presented, HoloBoard.
09/01/2023

Welcome ihri at TU Dortmund

On July 1st, 2023, the new research unit of Inclusive Human-Robot Interaction (ihri) was established at TU Dortmund University.

A picture showing the founding members of Team ihri in front of a green wall: Prof. Dr. Jens Gerken, Astrid Slojewski, Kirill Kronhardt, and Max Pascher (from left to right)
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