Cynthia Breazeal is an Associate Professor at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Personal Robots Group. She is also founder and Chief Experience Officer of Jibo, Inc., a personal robotics and AI startup developing a social robot for the home. Her research focuses on the design and impact of highly personalized social robots that build a relationship with people to help them achieve meaningful goals. She is author of the book \u2018Designing Sociable Robots,\u2019 she speaks at venues such as TED, the Computer Electronics Show, South by Southwest, the World Economic Forum, and the United Nations on topics related to AI, innovation, and society. She is a recipient of awards by the National Academy of Engineering as well as the National Design Awards. She has received Technology Review\u2019s TR100\/35 Award and the George R. Stibitz Computer & Communications Pioneer Award. Her robots have been recognized by TIME magazine\u2019s Best Inventions in 2008 and in 2017 where Jibo was featured on the cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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