Maartje de Graaf

BBC World Service - The Forum, Robots and reality The advance of domestic robots

Excited to share that I’m featured on the BBC News World Service’s Forum this weekend!

The episode explores the rise of domestic robots and I contributed insights on robot errors, blame, and repair strategies.

Radio global broadcasts from Saturday 12noon UK time.
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Submissions are open for #HRI2026!
Share your work through:
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Deadline: Dec 8, 2025
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Interesting keynote by Nadya Purtova at the Ethical and Legal Perspectives on xAI symposium organized by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social ELS Lab on the mismatch between how humans understand information (semantics) and how AI does (syntactic), and its effects on xAI.

Looking forward to speaking at EuroCHRIE2025, hosted by #HotelschoolTheHague this November!

I’ll be exploring the skills and mindsets needed to shape a responsible and forward-thinking hospitality sector.

I hope to see you there!
📍The Hague
📅10–13 November 2025
🔗 www.hotelschool.nl/eurochrie-20...

🚨 Ready, (re)set, write! Be part of another inspiring year of robots at #HRI2026 in Edinburgh, March 16 to 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

📣 Abstracts due: Sept 22
📜 Full papers: Sept 30
Theme: #HRI Empowering Society 🤖

📌 Info on submissions and ACM open-access fees: humanrobotinteraction.org/2026/

Attending the Utrecht University Human Centered AI SIG Day in the Botanical Gardens, in the tropical green house to be specific. It's way too hot and humid to focus on the talks, so I started exploring the plants and butterflies.

And let's not forget the awesome farewell block party. At which I witnessed actual dancing of roboticists.

And yet another shout out to my student, Josephine Mélot-Chesnel, for giving a great talk on robot trust repair strategies needing to be personalized to be effective.

#ICRA2025 in Atlanta was an absolute whirlwind of innovation, inspiration, and deep discussions! Meeting robots, getting inspired by talks, debating societal impacts. And the cherry on top? More HRI content than ever AND a reunion with some fantastic HRI friends! Until next time! #Robotics #HRI

Reminder: Apply to the #CSCW2025 Doctoral Consortium - an in-person opportunity to get feedback on your #PhD research and build community!

📍Bergen, Norway
🗓️ October 18–19, 2025
📌 Deadline: May 16 (AoE)

Details: cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...

Beliefs About AI Behavior - Initial Survey A survey about large-language model (LLM) uses and experiences, conducted by Dr. Jaime Banks (Syracuse University).

I'm conducting an academic study of how people think/feel about different AI behaviors. If you are interested in participating, please complete the initial survey at the link below; some will be selected for zoom interviews (with pay!). More info:
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I have recently bought Oblivion Remastered and seem to have a similar problem 😅

*beep boop* 🤖 Initializing IEEE RAS presence on Bluesky... Ready to share the latest in #robotics and #automation!

Wrapping up an inspirational day of the #CHI-NL Community Event at my alma mater @utwente.bsky.social. Great overview of all kinds of #HCI research in the Netherlands.

All good news comes in batches, I guess. We just received the news that our #CHI2025 paper received Honorable Mention recognition.

#academiclife #promotion #socialrobotics #hri | Maartje de Graaf I’m excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor at Utrecht University! This milestone comes alongside obtaining my Senior Research…

I'm excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor at Utrecht University.

Stumbled upon a new term today..."ambiguphobia", and now I desperately want to dive deeper into understanding (and perhaps also overcoming or at least dealing with) it.

Utrechtse demonstratie tegen onderwijsbezuinigingen van start Op dit moment verzamelen studenten en medewerkers van de Universiteit Utrecht, Universiteit voor Humanistiek en de Hogeschool Utrecht zich op het Domplein. Utrecht neemt het stokje over van Leiden waa...

Niet doen, is de boodschap aan de Eerste Kamer van de hoger onderwijsinstellingen in Utrecht: stem niet in met de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs #Nietdoen #fnv #aob #woinactie #uniutrecht

Wrapping up #HRI2025 with immense pride! Being part of the organizing team was a blast, and I loved contributing by spreading the word about our amazing efforts. A huge shoutout to the entire team—you made this experience truly unforgettable! 🙌

A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscow’s disinformation goals by repeating false claims from the pro-Kremlin Pravda network 33 percent of the time

New report shows how 'flooding' the web with disinformation and propaganda affects AI models.

Deliberately infiltrating AI chatbots, by flooding search results and web crawlers with pro-Kremlin falsehoods, affects the AI models on current topics.

www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-fun...

Here’s a glimpse of the Pioneer Posters showcased during today’s break! 🚀✨ These innovative projects are shaping the future of human-robot interaction.

Swipe through to check them out! 📸🤖 #HRI2025 #RobotsForASustainableWorld

Ahead of National Women’s Day, we celebrated the contributions of women in HRI with a special lunch! 💜✨ A great space for connection, inspiration, and shaping the future of robotics. 🤖🚀 #HRI2025 #WomenInHRI #RobotsForASustainableWorld

As we begin the final day of #HRI2025, let's take a moment to reflect on the incredible discussions, breakthroughs, and connections we've made over the past days. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights! 🌍🤖 #RobotsForASustainableWorld

Heck yeah. @yolandestreng.bsky.social calling for more attention to Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the final keynote of #HRI2025!

#HRI2025 kicks off with a keynote by Julie Adams reflecting on the birth of the HRI conference in 2004/2005.

Starting off my @hri-conference.bsky.social week by attending the #LEAP-HRI workshop with a keynote by Dana Kulic. We still need to overcome several challenges to build long-term HRIs.

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🚋 Opting for public transport significantly cuts emissions!

Melbourne's trams, trains, & buses offer easy travel, including to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, with a Free Tram Zone!
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Why are digital assistants female? A century of hard-coded sexism in tech, experts say | CBC Radio You might notice that digital assistants like Apple's Siri or Amazon's Alexa are almost always named after, and voiced by, women. According to several experts, that's no accident.

Also, there is a short article regarding the documentary that could be assigned with it or in lieu of it, if you are looking for just a quick read for students.
#academicsky #commsky
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Melbourne, make up your mind already! Packing for #HRI2025 based on the weather forecast seems impossible. Do I need a bikini or a woolen sweater 🤔? Luckily, my flight includes checked luggage, so I guess I am bringing... both?