Best Papers/HRI

HRI Best Papers

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

14 papers · 2021–2025

← HRI Conference Info

🏆 2025(1)

Best Paper Award

Gaze Behavior During a Long-term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD

Rebecca RamnauthFred ShicBrian Scassellati

Robotics

🏆 2024(3)

Best Paper Award

Generative Expressive Robot Behaviors using Large Language Models

Karthik MahadevanJonathan ChienNoah BrownZhuo XuCarolina ParadaFei XiaAndy ZengLeila TakayamaDorsa Sadigh

LLMRobotics

Best Paper Award

Integrating Flow Theory and Adaptive Robot Roles: A Conceptual Model of Dynamic Robot Role Adaptation for the Enhanced Flow Experience in Long-term Multi-person Human-Robot Interactions

Huili ChenSharifa AlghowinemHae Won ParkCynthia Breazeal

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Sprout: Designing Expressivity for Robots Using Fiber-Embedded Actuator

Amy KoikeMichael WehnerBilge Mutlu

🏆 2023(5)

Best Paper Award

Design Principles for Robot-Assisted Feeding in Social Contexts

Amal NanavatiPatricia Alves-OliveiraTyler SchrenkEthan K. GordonMaya CakmakSiddhartha S. Srinivasa

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Feminist Human Robot Interaction: Disentangling Power, Principles and Practice for Better, More Ethical HRI

Katie WinkleDonald McmillanMaria ArnelidKatherine HarrisonMadeline BalaamEricka JohnsonIolanda Leite

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Interactive Policy Shaping for Human-Robot Collaboration with Transparent Matrix Overlays

Jake BrawerDebasmita GhoseKate CandonMeiying QinAlessandro RonconeMarynel VázquezBrian Scassellati

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Lively: Enabling Multimodal, Lifelike, and Extensible Real-time Robot Motion

Andrew SchoenDakota SullivanZe Dong ZhangDaniel RakitaBilge Mutlu

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Multi-Purposeful Activities for Robot-Assisted Autism Therapy: What Works Best for Children's Social Outcomes?

Aida ZhanatkyzyZhansaule TelishevaAida AmirovaNazerke RakhymbayevaAnara Sandygulova

Robotics

🏆 2022(1)

Best Paper Award

Memory-Based Personalization for Fostering a Long-Term Child-Robot Relationship

Mike LigthartKoen HindriksMark Neerincx

Robotics

🏆 2021(4)

Best Paper Award

Challenges and Opportunities for Replication Science in HRI: A Case Study in Human-Robot Trust

Daniel UllmanSalomi AladiaBertram F. Malle

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Children as Robot Designers

Patrícia Alves-OliveiraPatrícia ArriagaAna PaivaGuy Hoffman

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Explainable AI for Robot Failures: Generating Explanations that Improve User Assistance in Fault Recovery

Devleena DasSiddhartha BanerjeeSonia Chernova

RoboticsExplainable AI

Best Paper Award

Robot Gaze Can Mediate Participation Imbalance in Groups with Different Skill Levels

Sarah GilletRonald CumbalAndré PereiraJosé LopesOlov EngwallIolanda Leite

Robotics

Best Papers/HRI

HRI Best Papers

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

14 papers · 2021–2025

← HRI Conference Info

🏆 2025(1)

Best Paper Award

Gaze Behavior During a Long-term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD

Rebecca RamnauthFred ShicBrian Scassellati

Robotics

🏆 2024(3)

Best Paper Award

Generative Expressive Robot Behaviors using Large Language Models

Karthik MahadevanJonathan ChienNoah BrownZhuo XuCarolina ParadaFei XiaAndy ZengLeila TakayamaDorsa Sadigh

LLMRobotics

Best Paper Award

Integrating Flow Theory and Adaptive Robot Roles: A Conceptual Model of Dynamic Robot Role Adaptation for the Enhanced Flow Experience in Long-term Multi-person Human-Robot Interactions

Huili ChenSharifa AlghowinemHae Won ParkCynthia Breazeal

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Sprout: Designing Expressivity for Robots Using Fiber-Embedded Actuator

Amy KoikeMichael WehnerBilge Mutlu

🏆 2023(5)

Best Paper Award

Design Principles for Robot-Assisted Feeding in Social Contexts

Amal NanavatiPatricia Alves-OliveiraTyler SchrenkEthan K. GordonMaya CakmakSiddhartha S. Srinivasa

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Feminist Human Robot Interaction: Disentangling Power, Principles and Practice for Better, More Ethical HRI

Katie WinkleDonald McmillanMaria ArnelidKatherine HarrisonMadeline BalaamEricka JohnsonIolanda Leite

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Interactive Policy Shaping for Human-Robot Collaboration with Transparent Matrix Overlays

Jake BrawerDebasmita GhoseKate CandonMeiying QinAlessandro RonconeMarynel VázquezBrian Scassellati

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Lively: Enabling Multimodal, Lifelike, and Extensible Real-time Robot Motion

Andrew SchoenDakota SullivanZe Dong ZhangDaniel RakitaBilge Mutlu

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Multi-Purposeful Activities for Robot-Assisted Autism Therapy: What Works Best for Children's Social Outcomes?

Aida ZhanatkyzyZhansaule TelishevaAida AmirovaNazerke RakhymbayevaAnara Sandygulova

Robotics

🏆 2022(1)

Best Paper Award

Memory-Based Personalization for Fostering a Long-Term Child-Robot Relationship

Mike LigthartKoen HindriksMark Neerincx

Robotics

🏆 2021(4)

Best Paper Award

Challenges and Opportunities for Replication Science in HRI: A Case Study in Human-Robot Trust

Daniel UllmanSalomi AladiaBertram F. Malle

Human-Robot InteractionRobotics

Best Paper Award

Children as Robot Designers

Patrícia Alves-OliveiraPatrícia ArriagaAna PaivaGuy Hoffman

Robotics

Best Paper Award

Explainable AI for Robot Failures: Generating Explanations that Improve User Assistance in Fault Recovery

Devleena DasSiddhartha BanerjeeSonia Chernova

RoboticsExplainable AI

Best Paper Award

Robot Gaze Can Mediate Participation Imbalance in Groups with Different Skill Levels

Sarah GilletRonald CumbalAndré PereiraJosé LopesOlov EngwallIolanda Leite

Robotics