Lionel Robert
Professor, Robotics and School of Information
Studies human-robot teamwork and human interaction with autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, including trust in autonomy.
Lionel Robert's lab at Michigan works on human-robot interaction & assistive robots, autonomous vehicles & drones and embodied & active vision. 63 papers since 2023, 2 at top venues, mostly IJHCI and CSCW. 5 PhD students. 7 alumni, most often to Torc Robotics. Applications close .
At a glance
- papers, 2023–2026
- 16/ year
- at T1 venues
- 3%
- PhD students
- 5
- MS students
- 0
- alumni listed
- 7
Papers by yearfrom the lab homepage, 2023–2026
- 16 papers2026 · T1 1 · collecting
- 20 papers2025 · T1 0
- 16 papers2024 · T1 0
- 11 papers2023 · T1 1
T1 venuesOtherVenues: IJHCI, CSCW, Science Robotics
Research focuspaper titles that use each topic's words
- Human-robot interaction & assistive robots38 papers
- Autonomous vehicles & drones4 papers
- Embodied & active vision1 paper
- studies human-robot0 papers
- human interaction0 papers
Paper list
From the lab homepage.
202616 papers
- AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 18(3), 473-494 (pdf), https://doi.org/10.17705/1thci.00251.(Un)Cooperative Robots: The Downsides of Human-Compatible AI and Where to Go Next
- Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS ), (pdf), January 6-9, , Maui, Hawaii. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/111473.A Framework for Advancing Autonomy in Space Robotics: Towards Self-Sustaining Exploration
- Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 35(3), (pdf), Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis. .101968.Anthropomorphizing Technology: An Assessing Review and Research Agenda
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (HFES ), (pdf), Reno, Nevada. https://doi.org/10.1177/10711813261475221.CATEMS: A Lifecycle Model of Compromised AI Teammate Attacks, Effects, and Mitigation Strategies for Enhanced Resilience
- International Journal of Social Robotics, 18 (91), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-026-01437-4.Designing Healthcare Robots for Community-Dwelling U.S. Older Adults: A Kano Model Perspective
- Science Robotics (T1)Embodied or Virtually Represented: Navigating the Embodiment Debate in Human-Robot Interaction
- Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, (pdf), Accepted.Finding Romance with AI: Comparing Human and AI Chatbot Intimacy and Relationships
- ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 15(5), Article NoI Know You’re Capable, But Are You Willing?": Allocating Tasks in Human-Machine Teams
- Information & Management, (pdf), 63(3),104302, Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im. .104302.Knowledge Contribution on Enterprise Social Media and Employee Well-being
- IJHCIMitigating Human–Security Robot Conflict through Fairness
- Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS ), (pdf), Sep 27-Oct 1, Pittsburgh, PA.Mixed-Agent Museum Tour Guide Design Improves Gendered Learning Outcomes and Visitor Preferences
- IEEE AccessPromoting Human-Robot Team Effectiveness: Shared Mental Models and Communication Improve Team Situation Awareness and Performance
202520 papers
- ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 14(2), Article 21, 1-36 (pdf), Open Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3700888.A Human–Security Robot Interaction Literature Review
- IJHCIA Systematic Review of Metrics Measuring Takeover Performance in Conditionally Automated Driving
- AI & Society, 40, 2663-2676 (pdf). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02029-4.AI Governance through Fractal Scaling: Integrating Universal Human Rights with Emergent Self-Governance for Democratized Technosocial Systems
- Scientific ReportsArtificial Intelligence Voice Gender, Gender Role Congruity, and Trust in Automated Vehicles
- Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN ), 837-842 (pdf), Aug 25 - Aug 29, , Eindhoven, Netherlands. http://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN63969. .11217535 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/26058.Can Robots Take Over Security? A Brief Review and Critique of Security Robot vs. Human Security Agent
- Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN ), 1216-1221 (pdf), Aug 25 - Aug 29, , Eindhoven, Netherlands. http://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN63969. .11217621 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/26064.Estimating Situation Awareness for Human-Robot Teaming
- Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN ), 1374-1379 (pdf), Aug 25 - Aug 29, , Eindhoven, Netherlands. http://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN63969. .11217770 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/26279.Human-Autonomy Collaboration for Escaping Local Minima
- IFAC Symposium on Robotics, (pdf), 59(18), 343-348, July 15 to July 18, , Paris, France. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol. .10.244 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/25842.Local Minima Prediction using Dynamic Bayesian Filtering for UGV Navigation in Unstructured Environments
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS ), (pdf), Dec 14-17, , Nashville, TN. https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/general_topic/general_topic/7/ Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/27404.Managing Robots and People: Navigating Restaurant Managerial Roles Amid Changing Job Characteristics
- Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN ), 616-621 (pdf), Aug 25 - Aug 29, , Eindhoven, Netherlands. http://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN63969. .11217792 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/26057.Rebranding Sex Robots: Realbotix's Corporate Metamorphosis
- Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ), 410-419 (pdf), (Acceptance rate: 25%), March 4-6, , Melbourne, Australia. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3721488.3721541, https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI61500. .10974168, and open access version: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/24926.Repairing Trust in Robots?: A Meta-Analysis of HRI Trust Repair Studies with No Repair Condition
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (HEFS ), (pdf), 69(1), 373-378, October 13 - 17, , Chicago, Illinois. https://doi.org/10.1177/10711813251357915 Open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/26087.Rewarding Trust: How Reward Power Shapes Security Robot Acceptance
202416 papers
- Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 75(8), 898-915. (pdf), https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24933 or https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/23363.An Empirical Examination of Data Reuser Trust in a Digital Repository
- Proceedings of the Fall AAAI Symposium Series, 4(1), 18-23., (pdf), November 7-9, , Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaaiss.v4i1.31766 and https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/24304.Artificial Trust in Mutually Adaptive Human-Machine Teams
- Colorado. Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1145/3610977.3635005 Open Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/21941.Autonomy Acceptance Model (AAM): The Role of Autonomy and Risk in Security Robot Acceptance. Proceedings of the 19th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2024), pages 840–849 (pdf), (Acceptance rate: 24.9%), March 11-14, 2024, Boulder
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf. .01.008 open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22038.Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Takeovers in Different Scenarios during Conditionally Automated Driving, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 101, 320-331 (pdf)
- Big Data & Society, 11(1) (pdf). open access https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517231221732.Computational Reparations as Generative Justice: Decolonial Transitions to Unalienated Circular Value Flow
- Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS ), (pdf), Aug 15-17, , Salt Lake City, UT. "🎖️ Best Paper Award Nominee!" https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2024/soc_inclusion/social_inclusion/7/ open access version: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22614.Gender and Security Robot Interactions: A Brief Review and Critique
- Journal of Integrated Global STEM, 1(1), 15-32, (pdf) https://doi.org/10.1515/jigs- -0007.Making exploratory search engines using qualitative case studies: a mixed method implementation using interviews with Detroit Artisans
- Australasian Conference on Information Systems (pdf), University of Canberra, ACT, Australia, December 4-6, . https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2024/104 and open access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/24620.Meaningful to Work with A Robot? A Quantitative Exploration Using the Job Characteristics Model among Restaurant Employees
- Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, January 7-11, .Predicting Drivers’ Takeover Performance based on Fréchet Distance using Machine Learning
- Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS ), (pdf), Aug 15-17, , Salt Lake City, UT. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2024/sig_osra/sig_osra/13/ open access version: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/23357.Service Robots in Restaurants: Anticipated Changes in Employee Feedback, Performance, Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention
- Proceedings of the 42h ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ), (pdf), (Acceptance rate: 26.3%), Article 1044, 1-18. May 11-16 , Honolulu, Hawaii. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642134 open access version: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22385.Shaping Human-AI Collaboration: Varied Scaffolding Levels in Co-writing with Language Models
- —Supporting Driver Attention Toward Potential Hazards During Takeover: A Preliminary Result. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 68(1), 899-904. https://doi.org/10.1177/10711813241275917
202311 papers
- CSCW (T1)"Would I Feel More Secure With a Robot?": Understanding Perceptions of Security Robots in Public Spaces
- —A Cross-cultural Investigation of the Effects of Explanations on Drivers’ Trust, Preference, and Anxiety in Highly Automated Vehicles, Transportation Research Record, 2677(1), 554–561 (pdf), https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221100528 link to the copy provided by the author https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/4381
- Proceedings of the Fall AAAI Symposium, 2(1), (pdf), October 25-27, , Arlington, VA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaaiss.v2i1.27675.Finding the Right Voice: Exploring the Impact of Gender Similarity Between Human and Automated Vehicle Voice and Gender-Role Congruity on the Efficacy of Automated Vehicle Explanations
- RO-MANHuman Security Robot Interaction and Anthropomorphism: An Examination of Pepper, RAMSEE, and Knightscope Robots
- Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, (AMCIS ), (pdf), Aug 10-12, Panama City, Panama. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2023/conf_theme/conf_theme/17 Open access link: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/7168.Human, Machine, or Hybrid? Using Anthropomorphism to Conceptualize Trust in Robots
- Proceedings of the HFES Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES ), (pdf), October 23-27, , Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.1177/21695067231196235 Open access link: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/7979.Promises and Trust Repair in UGVs
- Information Systems Journal, 33(4) 733-757 (pdf), http://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12422 copy provided by the author: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/6639.Putting Humans Back in the Loop: An Affordance Conceptualization of the 4th Industrial Revolution
- Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, (pdf), 74(3), 323-338, One of the most downloaded JAIST articles in the 12 months following online publication, open access https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24626.Subgroup Formation in Human-Robot Teams: A Multi-Study Mixed Method Approach with Implications for Theory and Practice
- IEEE AccessThe Impact of Modality, Technology Suspicion, and NDRT Engagement on the Effectiveness of AV Explanations
- Scientific ReportsThe Theory of Mind and Human-Robot Trust Repair
- Computers in Human Behavior, 142, Article: 107658 (pdf), open access https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb. .107658 copy provided by the author: https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/6774.Three Strikes and You are Out!: The Impacts of Multiple Human-Robot Trust Violations and Repairs on Robot Trustworthiness
Where alumni went7 listed, 14% to industry
Industry 1Academia 6
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- Torc Robotics
Also to
- Arizona State University
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Sungkyunkwan University
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