The Seventh Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2012) was held in Boston, MA in March 2012 and is dedicated to “Robots in the Loop,” which highlights the importance of autonomously capable robots in enhancing the experiences of human users in everyday life and work activities. HRI 2012 emphasized embodied robotic systems that operate, collaborate with, learn from, and meet the needs of human users in real-world environments. More information is available on the conference website.

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