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Patrícia Alves-Oliveira

Director of Robot Studio
Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Robotics

Affiliated Faculty at MIDAS and ESC

Research Advisor at Open Style Lab

I research how humans connect with robots, and how robots influence human relations. I combine artificial intelligence, psychology, and design to understand how to build robots that people love. I collaborate with experts from Fine Arts, Medicine, and Humanities.

Active Members

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Atharva S. Kashyap

Ph.D., Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Delicious

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Connor Williams

Ph.D., Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2024
Project: Guardian

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Grace Pan

Ph.D., Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Touch

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Aleena Qaiser

Masters, Information
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Futures

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David Ho

Masters, Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2025
Project: AURA

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Emily Wu

Masters, Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2024
Project: AURA

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Erfun Ackley

Masters, Performing Arts Tech
University of Michigan
Joined: Spring 2024
Project: Droodles

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Guan-Ling Chen

Masters, Computer Graphics Tech
Purdue University
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Futures

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Gurnoor Kaur

Masters, Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2025
Project: Touch

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Ilkyaz Sarimehmetoglu

Masters, Digital and Material Tech
Taubman College
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Vista

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Longzhen Yuan

Masters, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2025
Project: AURA

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Jeffrey Qiu

Masters, Information
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Vista

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Angshu Adhya

Undergrad, Computer Science
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: AURA

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Cindy Yang

Undergrad, Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: AURA

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Elijah Cantu

Undergrad, Computer Science
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Relate
Role: Web Developer

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Hana Ichikawa

Undergrad, Art & Design
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: AURA

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Jiali Zheng

Undergrad, Computer Science
University of Michigan
Joined: Spring 2024
Project: Relate

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Mrunmayee “MJ” Jere

Undergrad, Computer Science
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2025
Project: AURA

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Myles Avalon

Undergrad, Health Science & Pre-Med
Northeastern University
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: Fashion

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Rishad Hasan

Undergrad, Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Fall 2024
Project: AURA

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Tianxin (Jessica) Li

Undergrad, Computer Science
University of Michigan
Joined: Winter 2024
Project: AURA

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Trey Davis

Undergrad, Robotics
University of Michigan
Joined: Spring 2024
Project: Droodles

Collaborators

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Abhishek Narula

Full Stack Engineer
Robotics
University of Michigan

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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski

Assistant Professor
Computer Graphics Tech
Purdue University

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Jim Cogswell

Full Professor
STAMPS School of Art & Design
University of Michigan

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Leia Stirling

Associate Professor
Industrial and Operations Engineering
University of Michigan

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Mark Draelos

Assistant Professor
Robotics
University of Michigan

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Nita Valikodath

Clinical Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Michigan

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Peter Kahn

Full Professor
Psychology
University of Washington

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Siddhartha Srinivasa

Full Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington

Previous Members

Zhixuan Chen • Project: Relate (2024) •