Media Coverage of NRT-LEAD Research

• Research conducted by Drs. Tahira Probst (Psychology), Ming Luo (Engineering), and NRT students Rebecca Lindgren (Psychology), Ryan Dorosh (Engineering), and Justin Allen (Engineering) on psychosocial reactions to human-robot collaborations with soft growing robots was featured in the following outlets:
  • KIRO-AM Radio interview, 12/11/23.
  • WSU Press Release entitled, “Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with them” picked up by 17 news outlets, including TechXplore.com, Bioengineer.org, Newswise, and the Columbia Basin Herald.  
  • Heise Online article entitled, “Studie: Softroboter nehmen Menschen Angst vor Zusammenarbeit.”
  • BNN Network article entitled, “Soft robots: The key to reducing automation anxiety?”
  • WSU Insider feature article entitled, “Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with them.”
  • CityLife article entitled, “Soft robots: Alleviating safety concerns and increasing efficiency”

The in press article can be accessed below:

Probst, T. M., Lindgren, R. J., Dorosh, R., Allen, J. C., Pascual, L., & Luo, M. (in press). Effects of prior robot experience, speed, and proximity on psychosocial reactions to a soft growing robot. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2023.2284193