Dr. Cynthia Breazeal
Scientist • Roboticist
Born 1967 • United States
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal, an MIT Associate Professor and founder of the Personal Robots Group, is a pioneer in Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction.
She’s also the founder and Chief Scientist of Jibo, Inc. and author of Designing Sociable Robots.
This poster was commissioned by the Nevertheless podcastopen_in_new, which celebrates women’s STEM advancements.
Artist: Joana Neves, a digital artist from Portugal.
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