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Damith Herath is a Professor of Robotics and Art at the University of Canberra and leads the Collaborative Robotics Lab, a multidisciplinary research team with strong industry partnerships. An award-winning entrepreneur and a roboticist, Professor Herath has over two decades of experience leading complex robotic integration projects. In 2011, he founded Australia's first collaborative robotics startup, which was recognised as one of Australia's most innovative young tech companies in 2014. The research teams he led were finalists in the Amazon Robotics Challenge in 2015 and 2016. Professor Herath has chaired several international workshops on Robots and Art and is the lead editor of the seminal book "Robots and Art: Exploring an Unlikely Symbiosis," a significant contribution to the field featuring leading roboticists and artists.
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Assistive Technologies for Young People Safety on Two-Wheelers
RADWAN, I. (CI), ABUALSHEIKH, M. (CoI), HERATH, D. (CoI), NOSCHANG KUHN, C. (CoI) & Hoang, D. T. (CoI)
26/02/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Next-Gen Robotics (Germii) - UC Co-funded PhD scholarships
HERATH, D. (CI) & Busby Grant, J. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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GOTERRA PhD Scholarship in Robotics
HERATH, D. (CI), SUBRAMANIAN, R. (CoI), GOECKE, R. (CoI) & RADWAN, I. (CoI)
30/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Uncharted Territory 2023 - Robotic Art and HRI Project
HERATH, D. (CI), Busby Grant, J. (CoI) & THWAITES, D. (CoI)
4/07/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Comprehensive Performance Analysis of a Pre-commercial Balancing Mat
GHAHRAMANI, M. (CI) & HERATH, D. (CoI)
1/09/21 → 30/12/23
Project: Research
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Are Robots Social Beings? Exploring Embodiment and Social Presence in Human-Robot Interactions
Konrad, S., Gamage, B., Herath, D. & Grant, J. B., 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Admoni, H., Iqbal, T. & Roncone, A. (eds.). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1423-1427 5 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Assessing the Reliability and Validity of a Balance Mat for Measuring Postural Stability: A Combined Robot-Human Approach
Shrestha, A., Herath, D., Fearon, A. & Ghahramani, M., 2025, 20th Edition of the IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2025 - Proceedings. Pavis, M., Groza, V., Spachos, P., Dajani, H. & Antonakakis, M. (eds.). 2025 ed. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Capabilities2 for ROS2: Advanced Skill-Based Control for Human-Robot Interaction
Pritchard, M., Ratnayake, K., Gamage, B., Jayasuriya, M. & Herath, D., 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Johal, W., Lemaignan, S., Brščić, D., Vázquez, M. & Charisi, V. (eds.). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1067-1071 5 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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First impressions of a humanoid social robot with natural language capabilities
Herath, D., Busby Grant, J., Rodriguez, A. & Davis, J. L., 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 19715.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Interaction to Relationship: The Role of Memory, Learning, and Emotional Intelligence in AI-Embodied Human Engagement
Chang, F. & Herath, D., 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Johal, W., Lemaignan, S., Brščić, D., Vázquez, M. & Charisi, V. (eds.). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1269-1273 5 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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2026 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation
HERATH, D. (Chair), WANG, M. (Member of programme committee), HUSSEIN, A. (Member of programme committee), JAYASURIYA, M. (Member of programme committee), WANG, X. (Member of programme committee) & Busby Grant, J. (Member of programme committee)
30 Nov 2026 → 2 Dec 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Technologies - MDPI (Journal)
HERATH, D. (Editor), Busby Grant, J. (Editor) & WANG, X. (Editor)
1 May 2025 → 31 Aug 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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UNCOVER EVENT: THE HUMAN COST OF ROBOTS
FISHER, C. (Speaker), ARNOLD, B. B. (Speaker) & HERATH, D. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Robotics and AI drive new manufacturing partnership between University of Canberra...
2/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
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What is the purpose of giving human form to machines?
28/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
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UNITING ROBOTICS AND ART: ChildArt talks with Dr. Damith Herath.(ChiidArt | Robotics)
1/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
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HMN 2025: How Debut of LLM-enabled humanoid robotic at occasion met with combined evaluations by human attendees
16/06/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Ready or not, robots are here – so how can we trust them?
7/04/25
2 items of Media coverage
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