Patricia Alves-Oliveira

Assistant Professor of Robotics, College of Engineering

human-robot interaction; health; arts

I lead Robot Studio, a Research lab in the Robotics Department of the University of Michigan. Our work is focused on democratizing health and arts with social robots. We develop human-centered robot systems that enhance the quality of life and that promotes creativity. Our lab is interdisciplinary, composed of researchers from computer science, engineering, information science, psychology, design, architecture, and the arts.