Vizij: HRI 2026 Workshop+Tutorial on Expressive Robot Faces

We will be running a workshop and tutorial hybrid on designing, animating and deploying rendered robot faces at the 21st annual Human-Robot Interaction Conference. As Vizij is an open source platform and ecosystem, we are actively expanding our community, including users, contributors, and partners. HRI is the premier venue for researchers with expertise on effective and expressive social robot interaction via the face. We are hosting a workshop and tutorial hybrid (the first of its kind) in which we will (1) engage with and learn from the HRI research community, and (2) give back through a hands-on tutorial of the Vizij platform tailored to HRI researchers. The morning, half-day workshop component gathers experts on HRI particularly interested in robot facial animation and expression (e.g., gaze, emotion, and lip synchronization). The afternoon, half-day tutorial component is specifically designed for HRI researchers interested in simplifying, speeding up, and easing replicability of their studies that involve robot faces.