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UMSI Research Roundup. Focus on AI. Robot Conflict, Teammate Attacks, Algorithmic Harms. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Focus on AI: Robot Conflict | Teammate Attacks | Algorithmic Harms

09/25/2026

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI awards & honors: summer 2026

09/15/2026

Summer was busy for UMSI faculty, staff and students, who earned research recognition and presented their expertise on access and equity. 

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UMSI research roundup. Focus on AI. AI has joined the chat. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Focus on AI: AI Has Joined the Chat

06/29/2026

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI Research. Embodied or Virtually Represented. Navigating the Embodiment Debate in Human-robot interaction. UMSI researchers Connor Esterwood, Xin Ye, Ruijia Guan, Lionel Peter Robert

Do robots need bodies? UMSI researchers say it depends

05/27/2026

In a new paper, UMSI researchers argue virtual robots can be valid tools for studying human-robot interaction, but only when matched to the right research questions. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Focus on AI. Robot Acceptance, AI Chatbots, Moral Economy. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Focus on AI: Robot Acceptance | AI Chatbots | Moral Economy

09/22/2025

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Blood Pressure, Spatial Control, Public Perception. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Blood Pressure | Spatial Control | Public Perception: UMSI Research Roundup

07/28/2025

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Focus on AI. Moral Reasoning. Critical Turns. Bridging Gaps. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Focus on AI: Moral Reasoning | Critical Turns | Bridging Gaps

07/28/2025

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Focus on AI. Robot Power, Emotion AI, Superchats. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

Robot Power | Emotion AI | Superchats: AI in Focus

03/28/2025

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. Safe Online Communities. Intersectional Ageism. Check out UMSI and PhD student publications.

Safe Online Communities | Intersectional Ageism: AI in Focus

03/03/2025

UMSI research on artificial intelligence. 

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UMSI Research Roundup. What are you doing, TikTok? | Dragons made of seaweed. Check out UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

What are you doing, TikTok? | Dragons made of seaweed: UMSI Research Roundup

03/26/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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