Short courses to level up HRI

Has anyone taken a short, hands-on course that strengthens human-robot communication — think Wizard-of-Oz prototyping, conversation repair, and mixed-method evaluation? I’m blocking 6 weeks starting in March and want something with live feedback, user-centered design at the core, and a budget cap around $800. Bonus if it covers running studies beyond the lab, like on shop floors or in clinics.

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Given 6 weeks and ~$800, I’d stitch two NN/g live sessions — ‘Field Studies’ + ‘Conversational UX’ — for hands-on WoZ, repair tactics, and live critique (often under budget with discounts): https://www.nngroup.com/training/… Between them, run a simple ROS teleop WoZ to pilot on the shop floor fast. That combo do what you’re after for ‘shop floor’ trials?

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