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Architectural Robotics Lab
Human-centered design research at Cornell University (2023 - present)
This progression of research projects reflects my dedication to leveraging interaction design and human-centered design methods to develop inclusive solutions that enhance emotional well-being, improve therapeutic outcomes, and elevate user experiences across healthcare and social settings.
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/
Qualitative User Research & Design Methods
Literature Review
Focus Groups
Contextual Interviews
Co-Design
Experience Design Theatre
My Role
UX Researcher
UX Designer
Duration
6 weeks: March 2024 - May 2024
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Qualitative User Research & Design Methods
Literature Review
Focus Groups
Contextual Interviews
Co-Design
Experience Design Theatre
My Role
UX Researcher
UX Designer
Duration
6 weeks: March 2024 - May 2024
Robot-Rooms Project
(Spring 2024 – Summer 2025)
Spring 2025 - Summer 2025: I worked with Sharmayne Zhiyu Lim to explore people's perceptions and preferences across different variations of a roboticized room and modes of communicating with it. I assisted the literature review and survey design, conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and created data visualizations.
Spring 2024 - Summer 2024: I worked with Serena Guo to explore how individuals would perceive and engage with a full-scale prototype of an inhabitable robot room that would reconfigure to people’s activity desires or needs. I led co-design sessions, conducted qualitative data analysis, created data visualizations, and drafted the data analysis section of the resulting paper.
Co-Author:
Ge (Serena) Guo, Raquel Cañete, Jenny Yu, Gilly Leshed, Ian Walker, and Keith Evan Green. When the Robot Surrounds Us: Co-Designing a New Kind of Human-Robot Interaction in a Full-Scale, ``Robot-Room" Prototype. The 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN ‘25)
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/research_Robot_Surfaces.html
Mirrorbot Project
(Spring 2025 - summer 2025)
I worked with Serena Guo to investigate how a robot with combined architectural and social elements could foster spontaneous, non-verbal connections between strangers in public spaces. My contributions included supporting the design of a survey, led between-subjects study sessions, and conducting qualitative data analysis as reflected in the resulting paper.
Co-Author:
Serena Guo, Qi Yang, Jenny Yu, Wenqian Niu, Yunting Yan, Guy Hoffman, Gilly Leshed, and Keith Evan Green. “When We Are Both Looking at the Robot, We Are Seeing Each Other”: Fostering Serendipitous Eye Contact Between Strangers With a Robotic Mirror System. Submitted to the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26).
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/research-MirrorBot.html
Home+ Project
(Spring 2025)
Only designer on an engineering team. My role focused on helping the team with designing the aesthetic casing of home+, an assistive furniture robot. Introduced a UX lens to ground the design direction by conducting a literature review (understanding how the project fits into user experiences, design elements influencing the perceived approachability and desirability of furniture/robots) to define design guidelines balancing mechanical functionality, UX, and aesthetics, and presenting visual prototypes to demonstrate examples of designs. (PIs: Keith Evan Green, Haym B Hirsh, Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee)
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/research%20-%20home+vision.html
DentAR Project
(Fall 2024)
I collaborated with Serena Guo to explore how to design augmented reality (AR) solutions to improve dental experiences for individuals with sensory sensitivities. Our goal is to design AR-based tools that make dental visits more accessible and comfortable by addressing sensory and communication challenges. My role involved facilitating co-design sessions, collecting data, and analyzing data.
Image source: Serena Guo Research Page - https://www.serenageguo.com/dentar
e-MoBo Project
(Fall 2023)
I worked with Raquel Cañete Yaque to create a non-anthropomorphic robotic solution to support child-therapist expression and communication. My role involved assisting with the implementation of robotic prototypes and planning and recording user testing sessions to refine the robot's functionality for therapeutic use.
Acknowledged Contributor
R. Cañete, Y. Kedar, and K. E. Green, "e-MoBo, a Low-Cost, ‘Robo-Mediator’ Helping Therapists Teach Children How to Express Emotions: Insights from Field Testing," Proc. 33rd IEEE Int. Conf. Robot & Human Interact. Commun. (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, 2024
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/research-e-MoBo.html
pheB Project
(Spring 2023)
I worked with Elena Sabinson to explore how a soft robotic surface at home could help individuals regulate stress and enhance emotional well-being in dense urban environments. My role involved assisting in the planning of co-design workshops, where we explored innovative ways to visualize emotional experiences, including using AI to generate music pieces that reflected emotional states
Image source: Cornell University Architectural Robotics Lab, https://arl.human.cornell.edu/research-pheB.html