RESEARCH
Model Emotion incorporates a variety of research projects, from ethnographic fieldwork on robotics labs, to workshops bringing together humanities and hard-science researchers working at the intersections of emotion and technology, to artistic projects that help us imagine and shape the future trajectories of present AI research. See below to explore our projects in further detail.
OUR PROJECTS

MODEM

AfAR

ALLI
Model Emotion
At the heart of MODEL EMOTION is its ongoing ethnographic research project exploring the relationship between robots, AI, and the future of intimacy in Japan and the UK
Anthropology for Affective Robotics
AfAR is a workshop platform for building collaboration between anthropologists and engineers working in robotics, artificial intelligence, and informatics
AI X ALLY
Project AllI is an open and collaborative project between anthropologists, designers, artists, and engineers to reimagine the character of AI agents and assistants in society