{"id":813,"date":"2026-03-04T20:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrobotinteraction.org\/2026\/?page_id=813"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:41:12","slug":"explore-hri-labs-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanrobotinteraction.org\/2026\/explore-hri-labs-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore HRI Labs in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Paste this into a WordPress Custom HTML block. The map loads Leaflet from CDN and is responsive. 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bioelectronic sensors, e-skins, and soft robotics for healthcare applications<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Robert Gordon', lat: 57.1189, lng: -2.1378, popupText: '<h4>Robert Gordon University<\/h4><dl><dt><b>Machine Vision Research Group<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Computer Vision, Activity Recognition, Behaviour Analysis<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'University of Edinburgh', lat: 55.9458, lng: -3.1873, popupText: '<h4>University of Edinburgh<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/designinformatics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute for Design<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Design robotics, social robotics, embodied NLP, soft robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Edinburgh Napier', lat: 55.9337, lng: -3.2134, popupText: '<h4>Edinburgh Napier University<\/h4><dl><dt><b>ENU-HRI Group<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Assistive Living, Robot design, Dialogue<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Plymouth', lat: 50.3760, lng: -4.1396, popupText: '<h4>University of Plymouth<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/facilities\/soair-laboratory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoAIR Laboratory<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Social robotics, Healthcare, Assistive robotics, Cognitive robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Cardiff', lat: 51.487766, lng: -3.179087, popupText: '<h4>Cardiff University<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/artificial-intelligence-robotics-and-human-machine-systems\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computational and Human-centred Robotics<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Social robotics, Health and social care, Assistive robotics, Education<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Cardiff Met', lat: 51.4960627, lng: -3.2120195, popupText: '<h4>Cardiff Metropolitan University<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/en\/organisations\/eureka-robotics-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EUREKA Robotics Centre<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Healthcare, Social robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Aberystwyth', lat: 52.418191, lng: -4.063851, popupText: '<h4>Aberystwyth University<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/cs\/research\/ir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intelligent Robotics Group<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Assistive living, Companion robots, Developmental robotics, Field and applied robotics, Space robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA', lat: 39.140155, lng: -77.219967, popupText: '<h4>National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)<\/h4><dl><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Metrics, Standards, Industrial robotics, Manufacturing<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Sheffield Hallam', lat: 53.3799125, lng: -1.477032, popupText: '<h4>Sheffield Hallam University<\/h4><dl><dt><b>Smart Interactive Technologies (SIT) Lab<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Healthcare, Assistive robotics, Cognitive robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Sheffield', lat: 53.381535, lng: -1.4884014, popupText: '<h4>University of Sheffield<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/catch.sites.sheffield.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH)<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Healthcare, Assistive robotics, Rehabilitation<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Heriot-Watt', lat: 55.911561, lng: -3.321614, popupText: '<h4>Heriot-Watt University<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalrobotarium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRI - The National Robotarium<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Social robotics, Assitive technologies, Cognitive robotics, Education, Trustworthy autonomous systems<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Hertfordshire', lat: 51.7518515, lng: -0.239877, popupText: '<h4>University of Hertfordshire<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/robotics.herts.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robotics Research Group<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Social companions, Assitive technologies, Nonverbal interaction, Trust and Credibility<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'UCL', lat: 51.5247326, lng: -0.1339757, popupText: '<h4>University College London<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/engineering\/computer-science\/research\/research-groups-and-centres\/intelligent-robotics-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intelligent Robotics Group<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Humanoid navigation and interaction, Social Robots for Education, LLM for Social Robots<\/p><\/dd><dt><b>Robotics for the Social Good Lab<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Education, Disability Studies, Accessibility, Embodiment, Ethnography, Religion<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'ICL', lat: 51.498946, lng: -0.1748466, popupText: '<h4>Imperial College London<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/PersonalRobotics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal Robotics Lab<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Assistive Robotics, Physical HRI, Cognitive HRI, User modelling, Personalisation<\/p><\/dd><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/pair-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal, Assistive, and Intelligent Robotics Lab (PAIR Lab)<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> robotic tutoring, in-the-wild robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Southampton', lat: 50.936277, lng: -1.395376, popupText: '<h4>University of Southampton<\/h4><dl><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Assisted living, Social care<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Nottingham', lat: 52.938488, lng: -1.197559, popupText: '<h4>University of Nottingham<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartresearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyber-physical Health and Assisitve Robotics Technologies Research group (CHART)<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Physical robot interaction, Healthcare, Shared control, Nuclear Robotics, Assistive robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Lincoln', lat: 53.228304, lng: -0.547077, popupText: '<h4>University of Lincoln<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/corolab.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (LCAS)<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Agri-Food Technology, Healthcare, Education<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Glasgow', lat: 55.872553, lng: -4.290431, popupText: '<h4>University of Glasgow<\/h4><dl><dt><b>Glasgow Social Robotics<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Social robotics, Multimodal interaction, Public interaction<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Manchester', lat: 53.465494, lng: -2.232760, popupText: '<h4>The University of Manchester<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/corolab.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cognitive Robotics Lab<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Cognitive and developmental robotics, Language, Health and social care, Trust<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Swansea', lat: 51.623518, lng: -3.952047, popupText: '<h4>Swansea University<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/compsci\/research-and-impact\/intelligent-robotics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intelligent Robotics Lab<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Trust, Social robotics<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Cambridge', lat: 52.2112, lng: 0.09204, popupText: '<h4>University of Cambridge<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridge-afar.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFAR Lab<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Robot ethics, Social robotics, Robot design<\/p><\/dd><dt><b>Aspirational Computing Lab<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Voice Interaction, Social Identity, Inclusive Design and Intersectionality, Deceptive Design and Sycophancy, Trust and Reliance<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Birmingham', lat: 52.4503, lng: -1.9358, popupText: '<h4>University of Birmingham<\/h4><dl><dt><b>Hybrid Planning for AI & Robotics (HyPAIR)<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Robot Planning, Cultural\/Social Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'KCL', lat: 51.5137, lng: -0.1168, popupText: '<h4>King\\'s College London<\/h4><dl><dt><b><a href=\"https:\/\/sairlab.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social AI & Robotics Lab (SAIR)<\/a><\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Multimodal perception, machine learning, human-robot interaction<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' },\n        { name: 'Bristol', lat: 51.5014, lng: -2.55167, popupText: '<h4>Bristol Robotics Laboratory<\/h4><dl><dt><b>Assistive Robotics Group<\/b><\/dt><dd><p><b>Themes:<\/b> Assistive Robotics, Healthcare Robotics, Ageing and Dementia Technologies, Smart Walkers and Mobility Support, Rehabilitation Robotics, Wearable Sensing, Assisted Living, Smart Materials & On-Body Technologies<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>' }\n    ];\n\n    for (var i = 0; i < locations.length; i++) {\n        var loc = locations[i];\n        var marker = L.marker([loc.lat, loc.lng]).addTo(map);\n        marker.bindPopup(loc.popupText);\n        marker.on('mouseover', function() { this.openPopup(); });\n    }\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The universities and institutions highlighted on this map represent a vibrant network of research groups and efforts dedicated to advancing HRI. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/uk-hri\/hri-in-the-uk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UK-HRI topic group works towards mapping HRI research within the UK<\/span><\/a> and providing guidance for emerging researchers in the associated fields of HRI, as well as establishing a baseline methodology that ensures the involvement of relevant user groups and supports reproducibility in HRI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government, the UK is shaping a future where humans and robots can work together seamlessly and safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information for labs in Scotland<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalrobotarium.com\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The National Robotarium<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heriot-Watt University<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong> Social robotics, Assistive technologies, Trustworthy Systems, Cognitive robotics, Education<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> National Robotarium Boundary Rd N, Third Gait, Edinburgh EH14 4AS<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong> Monday, 16 March. 1400 - 1600&nbsp;<br><strong>Sign-up:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/book\/NationalRobotariumTours@heriotwatt.onmicrosoft.com\/?ismsaljsauthenabled\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Daniel Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda (<a href=\"mailto:D.Hernandez_Garcia@hw.ac.uk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">D.Hernandez_Garcia@hw.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/designinformatics.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Institute for Design<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Edinburgh<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Design robotics, social robotics, embodied NLP, soft robotics<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Institute for Design Informatics, Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; TBD<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Frauke Zeller (fzeller@ed.ac.uk) and John Vines (John.vines@ed.ac.uk)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ENU-HRI Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburgh Napier University<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Assistive Living, Robot design, Dialogue<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Carl Strathearn (C.Strathearn@napier.ac.uk) and Emilia Sobolewska (e.sobolewska@napier.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Glasgow Social Robotics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Glasgow<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Social robotics, Multimodal interaction, Public interaction<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Sir Alwyn Williams Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8RZ<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Mary Ellen Foster (maryellen.foster@glasgow.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Machine Vision Research Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Gordon University<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Computer Vision, Activity Recognition, Behaviour Analysis<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Eyad Elyan (<a href=\"mailto:e.elyan@rgu.ac.uk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">e.elyan@rgu.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/zhenhuayu-homepage\/home\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Robotics and Wearable Systems Lab (RoWeS Lab)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Aberden<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Perception, control, and distributed AI, edge computing, bioelectronic sensors, e-skins, and soft robotics for healthcare applications<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Meston Building, Room G33,Old Aberdeen Campus, Meston Walk, AB24 3UE&nbsp;<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Zhenhua Yu (<a href=\"mailto:Zhenhua.yu@abdn.ac.uk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zhenhua.yu@abdn.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>) and Ferdian Jovan (ferdian.jovan@abdn.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information for labs in England<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robotics.herts.ac.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Robotics Research Group<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Hertfordshire<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Social companions, Assistive technologies, Nonverbal interaction, Trust and Credibility<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; University of Hertfordshire, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, College Lane Hatfield, Hertfordshire&nbsp; AL10 9AB, United Kingdom<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Patrick Holthaus&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridge-afar.github.io\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cambridge Affective Intelligence &amp; Robotics Lab<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Cambridge<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; multimodal, social, and affective intelligence for AI \/ robotic systems, socially assistive robotics, Continual \/ Federated Learning mental \/ emotional wellbeing, AI fairness, Explainability<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; William Gates Building, 15 JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0FD<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; March 13 &amp; March 23<br><strong>Sign-up:<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfPEvdqZ8lzSXX-IYD-vYmy6A_JZ8xGI3p4jegXtvh-4Omrdg\/viewform?usp=dialog\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Dr Irmak Dogan (<a href=\"mailto:fid21@cam.ac.uk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">fid21@cam.ac.uk<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aspirational Computing Lab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Cambridge<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Voice Interaction, Social Identity, Inclusive Design and Intersectionality, Deceptive Design and Sycophancy, Trust and Reliance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; William Gates Building, 15 JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0FD<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Katie Seaborn (kas214@cam.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lcas.lincoln.ac.uk\/wp\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">L-CAS group<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Lincoln<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Agri-Food Technology, Healthcare, Education.<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Francesco Del Duchetto (<a href=\"mailto:fdelduchetto@lincoln.ac.uk\">fdelduchetto@lincoln.ac.uk<\/a>) and Leonardo Guevara (lguevara@lincoln.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/engineering\/computer-science\/research\/research-groups-and-centres\/intelligent-robotics-group\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Intelligent Robotics Group<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Humanoid navigation and interaction, Social Robots for Education, LLM for Social Robots<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; G07, Intelligent Robotics Research Group, One Pool Street, UCL East<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Daniel Tozadore (d.tozadore@ucl.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Robotics for the Social Good Lab&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Education, Disability Studies, Accessibility, Embodiment, Ethnography, Religion<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; UCL, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom.<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; March 20th, 1000-1600<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Yifan Butsik Feng (yifan.b.feng@ucl.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/PersonalRobotics\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Personal Robotics Lab<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Assistive Robotics, Physical HRI, Cognitive HRI, User modelling, Personalisation<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Imperial College London, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/pair-lab\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Personal, Assistive, and Intelligent Robotics Lab (PAIR Lab)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Imperial College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; robotic tutoring, in-the-wild robotics<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Translation &amp; Innovation Hub, 84 Wood Ln, London W12 0BZ<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Nicole Salomons (n.salomons@imperial.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HyPAIR (Hybrid Planning for AI &amp; Robotics)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Birmingham<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Robot Planning, Cultural\/Social Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; March 23th to 27th<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Masoumeh Iran Mansouri (m.mansouri@bham.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Smart Interactive Technologies (SIT) Lab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Hallam University<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; human-robot interaction, machine intelligence, cognitive robotics, social robotics, neuromorphic computing, cybersecurity<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Room 4114 Sheaf building, Sheffield Hallam University City Campus, Sheffield S1 1WB. Meeting point is the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre, opposite the train station.<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Samuele Vinanzi (<a href=\"mailto:s.vinanzi@shu.ac.uk\">s.vinanzi@shu.ac.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catch.sites.sheffield.ac.uk\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Sheffield&nbsp;<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Healthcare, Assistive robotics, Rehabilitation<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Innovation Centre, 217 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sairlab.github.io\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Social AI &amp; Robotics Lab (SAIR)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>King's College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Multimodal perception, machine learning, human-robot interaction&nbsp;<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; King's College London, Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Engineering, Strand, London WC2R 2LS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gerardcanal.github.io\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canal Lab<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>King's College London<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Robot behavior personalization based on preferences, Explainable Robot Behavior, Decision-making in human environments<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Department of Informatics, Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; TBD<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Gerard Canal (<a href=\"mailto:gerard.canal@kcl.ac.uk\">gerard.canal@kcl.ac.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Assistive Robotics Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL)<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Assistive Robotics, Healthcare Robotics, Ageing and Dementia Technologies, Smart Walkers and Mobility Support, Rehabilitation Robotics, Wearable Sensing, Assisted Living, Smart Materials &amp; On-Body Technologies<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Bristol Robotics Laboratory University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane Bristol, BS16 1QY<br><strong>Availability:<\/strong>&nbsp; 20th or 24th of March<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Sergio David Sierra Mar\u00edn (sergio.sierramarin@uwe.ac.uk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chartresearch.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cyber-physical Health and Assistive Robotics Technologies (CHART)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Nottingham<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Physical robot interaction, Healthcare, Shared control, Nuclear Robotics, Assistive robotics<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG8 1BB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corolab.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cognitive Robotics Lab<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Manchester<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Cognitive and developmental robotics, Language, Health and social care, Trust<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Department of Computer Science, Kilburn Building, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Information for labs in Wales&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/cs\/research\/ir\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Intelligent Robotics Group<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aberystwyth University<br><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; Assistive living, Companion robots, Developmental robotics, Field and applied robotics, Space robotics<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp; Aberystwyth University, Reception, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3FL<br><strong>Contact:<\/strong>&nbsp; Patricia Shaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Human Centred Computing and Robotics Lab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Themes:<\/strong>&nbsp; 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