Book Launch! My Robot Gets Me: How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
09/24/2022

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Come celebrate the first in-person launch of the UX-focused product design book, My Robot Gets Me: How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human (Harvard Business Review Press). This talk that will take a fresh look at products in our everyday lives through a lens of social robotics. Robot designer and technology author Carla Diana will share case studies from over a decade of projects that span from thermostats to hospital robots, looking at how a holistic approach to design can give teams a clear vision for creating products that are built on meaningful, intuitive, and delightful interactions. She will offer a sneak peek into her new book as well as a glimpse into the labs at Cranbrook Academy of Art's unique masters program in 4D Design.