*** New Book! The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence ***

My principal occupation is as a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at the University of Sheffield. I hold a degree in Psychology (Edinburgh), a Masters in Applied Artificial Intelligence (Aberdeen) and a PhD in Machine Learning (Sheffield). I have written over 250 articles, book chapters, and papers, many of which are available through my Google Scholar or ResearchGate pages.

I am the author of The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence, a short book for the general reader about similarities between natural and artificial intelligence. I have also edited several multi-author books including the OUP Handbook of Living Machines and the Scholarpedia of Touch.

Together with many colleagues I have helped create, or program, a number of biomimetic robots including the commercial MiRo-e animal-like robot. I have also co-founded two UK robotics companies: Consequential Robotics and Bettering Our Worlds (BOW). As a psychologist interested in human-robot interaction, I have investigated how people think about and respond to robots, and how we can immersively control robots through telepresence.

I have given many public talks about psychology, robotics and AI, for instance at New Scientist Live, the Edinburgh Science Festival and the Institute of Contemporary Art some of which are available on my YouTube channel along with videos of our robots. I am available for public speaking. I also write for science journalism outlets including TheConversation and the New Scientist.

I am a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was a Sage Centre for the Study of Mind Distinguished Fellow in 2018. For more on my academic activities see my Orchid page.