QPeople
The individuals who lead and support our community
Community Members
13
Dr. Andy Schoen
Semio AI · Interaction Designer and Frontend Developer
Dr. Chris Birmingham
Semio AI · Human-Robot Interaction Researcher and Software Engineer
Doug Dooley
Semio Community · Character Animator and Robotics Consultant
Dr. Dylan Thomas Doyle
university-of-colorado-boulder · Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dr. Kayla Matheus
yale-university · Ph.D. Graduate
Dr. Marlena Fraune
plover · Founder and CEO
Dr. Ross Mead
Semio AI · Founder and CEO
Dr. Saad Elbeleidy
Peerbots · Executive Director
Prof. Simon Kim
UPenn · Associate Professor in Architecture / Design Principal
Steve Goodgame
kipr · Executive Director
Dr. Victor Paléologue
Palaio Logic · Robotic Behavior Systems Expert
Todd Terrazas
aila · Executive Director / President
Prof. Xuesu Xiao
george-mason-university · Assistant Professor
Partners
Organizations committed to advancing HRI together
Industry Partners
5Companies driving innovation in robotics and AI
Semio AI
Semio AI is the founding industry partner of the Semio Community, providing leadership, technical infrastructure, and innovative platforms that democratize access to social robotics and advance human-robot interaction through open science and reproducible research.
IK Studio
IK Studio is a design and innovation firm partnering with Semio Community to advance the integration of robotics into architectural and interactive environments, bridging the gap between artistic expression and technological functionality in human-robot interaction.
OLogic
OLogic, Inc. is a Silicon Valley based robotics engineering and manufacturing consultancy specializing in robotics, IoT and consumer electronics. With over two decades of experience across electrical, mechanical, hardware/software and industrial design, OLogic partners with organizations like Semio Community to develop, produce, and support advanced robotics platforms bringing research robots from concept to scalable, manufacturable production with a focus on quality and reliability.
Orbbec
Founded in 2013, Orbbec is a global leader in robotics and AI vision technology, committed to building a "Robotics and AI Vision Industrial Platform." The company delivers full-stack 3D vision solutions spanning structured light, stereo vision, ToF, and LiDAR technologies, serving over 3,000 customers across nearly 100 countries and regions. Orbbec continues to sharpen its focus on robotic vision core technology in the AI era, advancing "hand-eye-brain" integration and multi-sensor fusion perception to empower the robotics industry toward more intelligent, versatile horizons.
Palaio Logic
Specializing in embedded software development for robotics and AI. Palaio Logic offers consulting for software architecture and SDK design.
Non-Profit Partners
2Organizations advancing social impact through technology
Semio Community
Semio Community is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization facilitating community-driven robotics hardware, software, and research to foster repeatable, reproducible, and replicable science within human-robot interaction (HRI).
Peerbots
Peerbots is a nonprofit organization partnering with Semio Community to advance accessible robotics technologies and foster community-driven development in human-robot interaction, with a focus on democratizing access to social robotics.
Academic Partners
12Leading universities and research institutions
UPenn
The University of Pennsylvania is a world-renowned Ivy League institution partnering with Semio Community to advance robotics research through innovative mechanical design, modular robotics, and architectural robotics initiatives.
Oregon State
Oregon State University is a premier research institution partnering with Semio Community to advance human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, and mobile robotics research through innovative projects and educational initiatives.
USC
The University of Southern California is a leading research university partnering with Semio Community to advance socially assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, and the development of innovative robotic systems for healthcare, education, and social applications.
CMU
Carnegie Mellon University is a leading research university partnering with Semio Community on the Quori Robot Award Program to advance social behavior, communication, and multi-robot interaction research.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital collaborates with Johns Hopkins University and Semio Community to translate Quori research into health and clinical contexts.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University partners with Semio Community to study affective interaction, mobility coaching, and long-term Quori deployments that support social engagement for older adults.
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University partners with Semio Community to develop manipulator design guidelines and expressive face rendering for the Quori research platform.
SIUE
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville collaborates with Saint Louis University and Semio Community on Quori research into manipulator modularity and expressive personality embodiment.
UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego partners with Semio Community to advance human-centered motion planning, machine learning, and long-term Quori deployments in home and health contexts.
UNR
The University of Nevada, Reno collaborates with Semio Community on socially-aware navigation and mid-torso actuation studies for the Quori social robot platform.
UW
The University of Washington partners with Semio Community to study Quori as a therapeutic, stress-reducing social robot deployed in the wild.
UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison partners with Semio Community to integrate formal methods and emotionally sophisticated interaction into the Quori HRI software stack.
Government Partners
1Public sector organizations and agencies
Sponsors
Financial supporters that power our mission
Donors
2Semio AI
Semio AI is the founding industry partner of the Semio Community, providing leadership, technical infrastructure, and innovative platforms that democratize access to social robotics and advance human-robot interaction through open science and reproducible research.
Semio Community
Semio Community is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization facilitating community-driven robotics hardware, software, and research to foster repeatable, reproducible, and replicable science within human-robot interaction (HRI).