Wong Hong Yee Alvin
Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Papers
2
Total Citations
21
H-Index
2
About
Alvin Wong Hong Yee is a robotics researcher whose work focuses on affective human-robot interaction and teleoperated systems. His most notable contribution is the development of the CuDDler robot, an affective social robot designed to recognize and respond to users' emotional acts, thereby enhancing the quality of social interactions between humans and machines. This work, published in 2013, has garnered 19 citations and demonstrates his commitment to creating robots that can engage with users on an emotional level. Additionally, Wong conducted a pilot study on TeleBot, an Internet-based teleoperated robot, where he evaluated its usability and compared control devices to inform future design improvements. Through these projects, Wong has explored the intersection of emotion recognition, social robotics, and remote operation, contributing to the growing field of socially assistive robotics. His research highlights the potential for robots to serve as empathetic companions and effective tools in remote environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Affective social interaction with CuDDler robot19 citations · 2013
- 2A pilot study on TeleBot, a Internet-based teleoperated robot2 citations · 2013