Create | Discover | Connect
Get the latest updates from COMBOTLABS, featuring research breakthroughs, team achievements, event highlights, and undergraduate contributions in human-machine communication.
Happy 10th Birthday to the Labs!
Read all about our work in Kenya. This project is rooted in deep collaboration with the Ogiek people, honoring their traditions, knowledge systems, and relationship to the Mau Forest. Together, we’re building an AI platform that supports Indigenous-led environmental justice and affirms cultural sovereignty.
Congratulations to our own Dr. Matthew Craig! He has just accepted an assistant professor position at Central Michigan University and will start COMBOTLABs-CMU. We are all so excited and proud of him. You will be able to find out more about this new lab this coming fall.
Congratulations to Dr. Autumn Edwards on being named “30 Women in Robotics You Need to Know about – 2020.”
Congratulations to Dr. Patric Spence and Dr. Chad Edwards. Each were named as in the Top 1% for research productivity for the years of 2017-2021. See the article for more information.
Discover COMBOTLABS’ most recent research breakthroughs in communication and social robotics, showcasing innovative studies, co-authored work, and interdisciplinary insights.
A research collaborative between faculty in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University and faculty in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida
1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, US
© 2025 All Rights Reserved.
