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DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nJoin the IEEE Toronto Instrumentation &amp; Measurement – R
 obotics &amp; Automation Joint Chapter for a technical talk presented by Dr. M
 eiying Qin from York University.\n\nThursday\, July 23\, 2026 @ 2:00 – 3
 :00 PM (EST)\n\nAbstract:\n\nThis talk introduces first year CS students t
 o Human Robot Interaction\, a field that explores how people perceive\, re
 spond to\, and collaborate with robots. Through examples ranging from assi
 stive devices to social robots in education and therapy\, we will look at 
 how design choices shape human behavior\, trust\, and engagement. The sess
 ion highlights why people attribute agency and intention to machines\, how
  embodiment influences compliance\, and what these cognitive effects mean 
 for building responsible and effective robotic systems.\n\nSpeaker(s): \, 
 Meiying Qin\, Ph.D.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559756
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559756
ORGANIZER:s.sedghizadeh.ca@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:29
SUMMARY:When Robots Meet People: Exploring Human-Robot Interaction
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/559756
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 n=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt\;&quot;&gt;This talk introduces first year
  CS students to &lt;strong&gt;Human Robot Interaction&lt;/strong&gt;\, a field that ex
 plores how people perceive\, respond to\, and collaborate with robots. Thr
 ough examples ranging from assistive devices to social robots in education
  and therapy\, we will look at how design choices shape human behavior\, t
 rust\, and engagement. The session highlights why people attribute agency 
 and intention to machines\, how embodiment influences compliance\, and wha
 t these cognitive effects mean for building responsible and effective robo
 tic systems.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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