We make robots socially more compatible. To this end, our research is divided into three areas. We develop theory and algorithms for robots to perceive and understand their social environment. This includes methods to robustly detect and track people and groups of people, their attributes, activities, social relations, social hierarchies and social rules. Four awesome papers submitted to ICRA 2015. Kai joins the HRI steering committee.

Also check out our new video on Real-Time Multi-Modal People Tracking in Crowded Environments. The code is available on GitHub. New website goes online! And in the SPENCER project, w.

10 May, watch VPRO Tegenlicht, an episode with us in it! April 28, 2015. Article in NRC Newspaper 25 April. Dutch finals at the National Public Broadcast station where I was chair of the Jury. The jury consisted of Jeroen Geurts. We had a tough time deciding on the winner Marcia Brandenburg.

Also check out our new video on Real-Time Multi-Modal People Tracking in Crowded Environments. The code is available on GitHub. New website goes online! And in the SPENCER project, w.

Commitment and agency management in joint action. Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. LAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France. Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick and Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University.