Andy Elliot Ricci

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Andy Elliot Ricci’s research sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), collaborative design, and situated communication. His work explores how robots can move beyond simple task execution to become genuine partners in shared physical and social spaces. A central contribution is his concept of “RemoteCoDe,” which investigates how robotic embodiment can enhance peripheral awareness during remote collaboration—allowing distant teammates to feel more present and connected around physical artifacts. This work, his most cited with 23 citations, addresses a fundamental challenge in distributed design work. Ricci also pioneered the use of “interactive vignettes” as a scalable method for conducting large-scale HRI studies, offering a middle ground between controlled lab experiments and resource-intensive field deployments. His field study on a telepresence robot asking for directions in the wild provides rare, ecologically valid insights into how humans and robots negotiate shared space and social norms. Through these contributions, Ricci is advancing our understanding of how robots can be designed not just as tools, but as socially aware collaborators capable of fluid, context-sensitive interaction.