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Conference Papers
, 2015, 'Using video preferences to understand the human perception of real and fictional robots', in Hai 2015 Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Human Agent Interaction, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2814940.2814958
, 2014, 'A peer pressure experiment: Recreation of the Asch conformity experiment with robots', in IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 1335 - 1340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6942730
, 2014, 'Human robot interaction and fiction: A contradiction', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, pp. 54 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_6
, 2012, 'Children's knowledge and expectations about robots: A survey for future user-centered design of social robots', in Hri 12 Proceedings of the 7th Annual ACM IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, pp. 107 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2157689.2157708
, 2011, 'Perceptions and knowledge about robots in children of 11 years old in México City.', in Billard A; Kahn P; Adams JA; Trafton G (eds.), HRI '11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction, ACM, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp. 113 - 114, presented at international conference on Human-robot interaction, Lausanne, Switzerland, 06 March 2011 - 09 March 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1957656.1957687
, 2011, 'Perceptions and knowledge about robots in children of 11 years old in México City', in Hri 2011 Proceedings of the 6th ACM IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, pp. 113 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1957656.1957687
Conference Presentations
, 2024, 'Contextual Affordances for Safe Exploration in Robotic Scenarios', presented at 2nd Workshop on Human-aligned Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Agents and Robots HARL, at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA,, Yokohama, Japan, 13 May 2024 - 17 May 2024, https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.06422
, 2023, 'Multidisciplinary Design of a Nurse robot prototype: Challenges and Perspectives', presented at International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics/Workshop of Nursing CAre Robots:Opportunities and Challenges from R&D to Industry, Koh Samui, Thailand, 04 December 2023 - 09 December 2023, http://robio2023.org/Program-subpages/Workshops-and-Tutorials.html
, 2023, 'Keynote: Human Robot Interaction: An intersection among, design, humanities, and technology', presented at 1st International Coloquium of Humanities and 8th National Coloquium of Humanities at IPN-UPIITA, Mexico City/Online, 01 March 2023 - 01 March 2023, https://www.facebook.com/upiitaipnoficial/videos/503342582005472/
, 2019, 'Addiction to Robots: From Science Fiction Representation to Real Addiction', presented at THE 4TH JOINT UAE SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL ROBOTICS, Abu Dabhi, UAE, 03 February 2019 - 06 February 2019, https://wp.nyu.edu/jssr/program/
, 2018, 'Data visualization of Human-Robot Interaction variables in realistic scenarios.', presented at OzViz 2018, Sydney, Australia, 22 November 2018 - 23 November 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27189
, 2018, 'Robot addiction: From science fiction representation to real addiction.', presented at ROBOTS & AI IN SOCIETY: Socio-psychological, cultural-economic, and ethico-political aspects of living with artificial autonomous agents, Parramata, NSW, Australia, 08 November 2018 - 22 February 2019, https://dhrg.uws.edu.au/robots-ai-confr/program/
Reports
, 2021, Virtual Characters versus Social Robots: A Future Comparative Study of Social Agents for English Language Teaching, https://robot4learning.github.io/, https://robot4learning.github.io/, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28038, https://robot4learning.github.io/
, 2019, Robot Nurse for Patient's Lifting, Internal Report of Libersalus SA. de CV. for INADEM, Mexico, Mexico City
Designs / Architecture
, 2020, 3D printed Social Robot Prototype., UNSW Repository, publication category: Designs / Architecture
Patents
, 2019, Industrial Model of Social Interfaz for Service Robot, Mexico, Patent No. MX/f/2017/002789, Patent Agent:Mexican Institute of Intelectual Property, https://vidoc.impi.gob.mx/visor?d=MX/2019/5763
Media
, 2023, Alumni studies Human Robot Interaction in Australia, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, https://www.ipn.mx/assets/files/ccs/docs/gaceta-seleccion/2023/06/g-162-m.pdf
, 2020, AI@UNSW, Australia, A celebration of Artificial Intelligence, Robots playing Ultimatum (online), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdfHKwfS7E
, 2020, Tecnologías Interactivas & Agendes Sociales (online), https://www.facebook.com/DISENO.INDUSTRIAL.UAA.OFICIAL/photos/a.461641447657443/990018588153057/
, 2020, A visually impaired user Experience using a 3D-enhanced Facility Management System for Indoors Navigation (online), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrN4gEUWAdM
, 2020, Robots Games: Increasing Acceptability of Social Robots in Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction (online), https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/whats-on/events/unfiled-mi%C5%A1kamandi%25%20C4%87-and-eduardo-ben%C3%ADtez-sandoval
, 2020, Social robots show promise for future pandemics, https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/art-architecture-design/social-robots-show-promise-future-pandemics
, 2020, Social robots show promise for future pandemics. The early adoption of social robots, in the healthcare and service industries, illustrates their potential to assist in future crises., UNSW, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27675
, 2020, Introduction to Human-Robot Interaction (online), https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10157730974714091&set=a.173317909090
, 2020, How has Academic Research Changed as a Result of COVID-19?, https://www.facebook.com/lahoreuniversityofmanagementsciences/videos/28210204%202792845
, 2019, Designing Better Social Robots for Future Ageing Technologies., https://twitter.com/AgeingFutures/status/1204564400754978816
, 2019, Robotics and the potential to improve access to rights for people with disabilities, Australian Human Rights Institute, Sydney, Australia, https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/robotics-and-potential-improve-access-rights-people-disabilities
, 2019, Laboratory of Technologies "El Rule", Social Robots in the XXI century - Laboratorio de Tecnologias “El Rule”, Robots Sociales en el siglo XXI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfM5-B7Dd6k
, 2018, Robotics and the disability care sector: opportunity or threat?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WoQQt1Dye8
, 2018, Robotics and the disability care sector: opportunity or threat?, UNSW Newsroom, Kensington, Australia, https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/social-affairs/robotics-and-disability-care-sector-opportunity-or-threat
, 2016, From science fiction to new technologies, and vice versa - De la science-fiction aux nouvelles technologies, et vice et versa, https://theconversation.com/de-la-science-fiction-aux-nouvelles-technologies-et-vice-et-versa-52650
, 2015, The technology in science fiction is not always what we want in the real world, https://theconversation.com/the-technology-in-science-fiction-is-not-always-what-we-want-in-the-real-world-51196
, 2014, Eugene in Aotearoa - Robot movie, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbjE4QAUE7M
, 2012, Model of Reciprocity of HRI, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.504534112913493.124430.1329847700%2068431
, 2012, Nao Robot Dances Gangnam Style, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51vQo-imc4Q
, 2011, Science Sunday - Domingo de Ciencia
Preprints
, 2025, MERCI: Multimodal Emotional and peRsonal Conversational Interactions Dataset, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2412.04908
, 2022, A Decision Support Design Framework for Selecting a Robotic Interface, https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.03689v1
, 2022, Human-Robot Creative Interactions (HRCI): Exploring Creativity in Artificial Agents Using a Story-Telling Game, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2202.03702
, 2022, Prototyping a Virtual Agent for Pre-school English Teaching, https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.06946v1
Other
Benitez Sandoval E (ed.), 2024, Map of Interactive Technologies of Australia, https://humanrobotinteraction.org/2025/explore-hri-in-australia/
Benitez Sandoval E (ed.), 2023, Repository of Human Robot Interaction Metrics, https://sandoval.au/2023/11/30/metrics-in-human-robot-interaction-for-new-users/