Ruchira 🏳️‍🌈

@rayruchira.bsky.social

Applied AI@rStream | CS+Robotics @utaustin.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce that Queer in Robotics is hosting an event at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Community Building Day on May 21st, 2025! For more information, check out the information on our website: sites.google.com/view/queerin...

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Event Summary The Queer in Robotics event at ICRA Diversity Day aims to build an inclusive community for queer students, researchers, and practitioners. Queer in AI’s demographic survey reveals that m...

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Robots are widely marketed as "time-saving" devices. This efficiency-based perspective makes sense for managers in workplaces, but what about our choices at home? I've learned a lot researching with this interdisciplinary team! Here is a preview of our project (graphic by @wolfchirp.bsky.social):

Ruchira 🏳️‍🌈@rayruchira.bsky.social · 2y ago

🤔What tasks do we want robots to handle? Are these preferences based on saved time or feelings we associate with the tasks? Introducing Why Automate This?—a study exploring automation preferences across social groups, using feelings & time-spent as key factors. 👇 (1/5)

The image illustrates the evolution of cleaning tasks, balancing time (ATUS) and well-being (ATUS-WB). A central figure considers two options: Manual Labor (vacuum cleaner) and Automated Labor (robotic vacuum), connected by an orange arrow labeled B1-K.

🤔What tasks do we want robots to handle? Are these preferences based on saved time or feelings we associate with the tasks? Introducing Why Automate This?—a study exploring automation preferences across social groups, using feelings & time-spent as key factors. 👇 (1/5)

The image illustrates the evolution of cleaning tasks, balancing time (ATUS) and well-being (ATUS-WB). A central figure considers two options: Manual Labor (vacuum cleaner) and Automated Labor (robotic vacuum), connected by an orange arrow labeled B1-K.