Elizabeth Reddy

Colorado School of Mines, University of San Diego

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Elizabeth Reddy investigates the intersection of robotics, human-computer interaction, and labor, with a focus on socially assistive robots (SARs) for children. Her work critically examines the often-overlooked human labor behind these technologies, particularly the roles of teleoperators and dialogue authors. In her most-cited paper, "Beyond the Session: Centering Teleoperators in Socially Assistive Robot-Child Interactions Reveals the Bigger Picture" (2023, 6 citations), she argues that focusing solely on robot-child interactions obscures the essential, ongoing work of human operators, who shape therapeutic and educational outcomes. Reddy further explores this theme in "The Invisible Labor of Authoring Dialogue for Teleoperated Socially Assistive Robots" (2023, 3 citations), highlighting how the creation of robot dialogue is devalued and often performed by minoritized groups. She also contributes to engineering education with "Board 97: Robots at Your Service" (2020, 4 citations), an entrepreneurial and socio-technical course module on service robotics. By centering the human labor that makes autonomous systems function, Reddy’s research challenges technocentric narratives and advocates for more equitable, visible support for the workers who power human-robot interaction.