Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI)

Eric Rosen, Thomas R. Groechel, Michael E. Walker, Christine T. Chang, Jessica Zosa Forde

Abstract: The 4th International Workshop on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI) will bring together HRI, robotics, and mixed reality researchers to address challenges in mixed reality interactions between humans and robots. Topics relevant to the workshop include development of robots that can interact with humans in mixed reality, use of virtual reality for developing interactive robots, the design of augmented reality interfaces that mediate communication between humans and robots, the investigations of mixed reality interfaces for robot learning, comparisons of the capabilities and perceptions of robots and virtual agents, and best design practices. Special topics of interest this year include VAM-HRI research during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the ethical implications of VAM-HRI research. VAM-HRI 2021 will follow on the success of VAM-HRI 2018-20 and advance the cause of this nascent research community.