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The Summer School on Social Human-robot Interaction (HRI), 26-30 August 2013

It was definitely the experience of a lifetime. The event was excellently organized. Thank you for the opportunity given for me to participate. Will do a detailed update later in this blogpost. Till then feast your eyes with some of the pictures taken during the school.

During the one-hour train ride from London to Cambridge
Registration on 25th August 2013

Welcoming drink reception. 

At 7.45 am on Day 1. Still jet-lag I guess..
Day 1: Hands on atelier with Aldebaran Robotics.
First time I got to meet a blue-NAO!

With Lucia Pais, postgraduate student from EPFL, Lausanne.
We had breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Christ's College Upper Dining Hall everyday.

Hands-on atelier: Hacking the Keepon robot.

Prof Kim Bard  (Professor of Comparative Developmental Psychology, University of Portsmouth) was the first one to drop by at my poster presentation area
Meet Photchara Ratsamee, doctoral candidate from Osaka University





My number 1 research supporter!
I am truly honoured that Prof Kerstin Dautenhahn took the time to look and comment on my poster.

Closing of the KASPAR atelier with Dr Ben Robins, Prof Kerstin Dautenhahn and Luke Wood (Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire. 

Punting trip down the River Cam. Awesomely breathtaking!

Our treasure-hunting team!

The treasure map was confusing. So we took a break :)

31st August 2013: Merdeka (Independence) Day for Malaysia.

A momento picture of the organizers and participants of the Summer School of Social HRI 2013
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