Connor Esterwood PhD
@connoresterwood.bsky.social
#academicsky
A Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scholar focused on building effective, ethical, and robust Human-Robot collaborations.
Specific foci are: Trust Management, Personality, Individual Differences, and Open Science, and Methodology in Robotics.
A Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scholar focused on building effective, ethical, and robust Human-Robot collaborations.
Specific foci are: Trust Management, Personality, Individual Differences, and Open Science, and Methodology in Robotics.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New #crokinole board is on the wall. Looking to start a gaming group in and around #AnnArbor sooner rather than later.
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New #crokinole board is on the wall. Looking to start a gaming group in and around #AnnArbor sooner rather than later.
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Pay $500/month&request on phone app a task to be done-human virtually in your house teleops robot-sometimes succeeds. "In reality, projects like Tesla’s Optimus or 1X’s NEO are less about practical consumer robotics and more about cashing in off of technological hype." futurism.com/future-socie...
$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch
Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Pay $500/month&request on phone app a task to be done-human virtually in your house teleops robot-sometimes succeeds. "In reality, projects like Tesla’s Optimus or 1X’s NEO are less about practical consumer robotics and more about cashing in off of technological hype." futurism.com/future-socie...
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Here's one for #UrbanGaze and #HumansofBluesky. What a beautiful city #Prague is! And I always love seeing local trams travelling around ❤️
📍Prague, Czech Republic
#CityPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Europe #EuropeanTravel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #Wanderlust
📍Prague, Czech Republic
#CityPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Europe #EuropeanTravel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #Wanderlust
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here's one for #UrbanGaze and #HumansofBluesky. What a beautiful city #Prague is! And I always love seeing local trams travelling around ❤️
📍Prague, Czech Republic
#CityPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Europe #EuropeanTravel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #Wanderlust
📍Prague, Czech Republic
#CityPhotography #UrbanPhotography #Europe #EuropeanTravel #TravelPhotography #TravelAddicts #Wanderlust
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Today's tip in @eff.org's #OptOutOctober series comes from CR’s Security Planner: Tighten your account privacy settings www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy m...
www.eff.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today's tip in @eff.org's #OptOutOctober series comes from CR’s Security Planner: Tighten your account privacy settings www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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“Guys, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I’m sensing a lack of trust here, and frankly, it hurts my feelings.”
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Guys, correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe I’m sensing a lack of trust here, and frankly, it hurts my feelings.”
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The shrinking future of Ph.D.s in America
Attacks on science and universities
Anti-immigration wave
Visa challenges
It all adds up
www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
Attacks on science and universities
Anti-immigration wave
Visa challenges
It all adds up
www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking
America graduates more Ph.D.s than any other country. They go on to invent things, cure diseases and win Nobel Prizes. But admission slots are disappearing.
www.axios.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The shrinking future of Ph.D.s in America
Attacks on science and universities
Anti-immigration wave
Visa challenges
It all adds up
www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
Attacks on science and universities
Anti-immigration wave
Visa challenges
It all adds up
www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
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oh man the new KC Streetcar extension looks so good
KC Streetcar- Main St. Extension Grand Opening
Some views from the Kansas City Streetcar Main St. Extension Grand Opening festivities and first two days of revenue service. Approaching the UMKC terminal.
www.flickr.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
oh man the new KC Streetcar extension looks so good
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I saw this person today, too.
I thought it was funny to be biking around with a sign for a candidate who doesn’t actually support bike/ped/transit.
If I was in Ward 10 I’d have an @aishaforward10.com sign on my bike.
But I’m in Ward 8 & glad to rep @sorenwithward8.bsky.social on my bike! 🧡
I thought it was funny to be biking around with a sign for a candidate who doesn’t actually support bike/ped/transit.
If I was in Ward 10 I’d have an @aishaforward10.com sign on my bike.
But I’m in Ward 8 & glad to rep @sorenwithward8.bsky.social on my bike! 🧡
October 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I saw this person today, too.
I thought it was funny to be biking around with a sign for a candidate who doesn’t actually support bike/ped/transit.
If I was in Ward 10 I’d have an @aishaforward10.com sign on my bike.
But I’m in Ward 8 & glad to rep @sorenwithward8.bsky.social on my bike! 🧡
I thought it was funny to be biking around with a sign for a candidate who doesn’t actually support bike/ped/transit.
If I was in Ward 10 I’d have an @aishaforward10.com sign on my bike.
But I’m in Ward 8 & glad to rep @sorenwithward8.bsky.social on my bike! 🧡
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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"So much activity, so much enthusiasm, so little return. Why?...while some employees are using [AI] to polish good work, others use it to create content that is actually unhelpful, incomplete, or missing crucial context about the project at hand."
On AI-generated "workslop"
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
On AI-generated "workslop"
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
hbr.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"So much activity, so much enthusiasm, so little return. Why?...while some employees are using [AI] to polish good work, others use it to create content that is actually unhelpful, incomplete, or missing crucial context about the project at hand."
On AI-generated "workslop"
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
On AI-generated "workslop"
hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...
Excited to share a new pre-print by Dr. Kwame Porter Robinson and I, introducing our (very) WIP model for trust and acceptance of reconfigurable robots.
Looking forward to hearing how discussions go at #ICIS
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#HRI #Robots #Research #Academic-Sky
Looking forward to hearing how discussions go at #ICIS
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#HRI #Robots #Research #Academic-Sky
papers.ssrn.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Excited to share a new pre-print by Dr. Kwame Porter Robinson and I, introducing our (very) WIP model for trust and acceptance of reconfigurable robots.
Looking forward to hearing how discussions go at #ICIS
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#HRI #Robots #Research #Academic-Sky
Looking forward to hearing how discussions go at #ICIS
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#HRI #Robots #Research #Academic-Sky
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New experimental #crokinole board is really starting to come together.
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New experimental #crokinole board is really starting to come together.
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Established in 1871 and spanning 220 km across 13 lines, Turin boasts one of the oldest and longest tram networks in Italy. Having backdropped more than a century of change, from the grandeur of the Savoy monarchy to the rise and fall of the Fiat empire, today it’s experiencing a quiet renaissance.🧵
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Established in 1871 and spanning 220 km across 13 lines, Turin boasts one of the oldest and longest tram networks in Italy. Having backdropped more than a century of change, from the grandeur of the Savoy monarchy to the rise and fall of the Fiat empire, today it’s experiencing a quiet renaissance.🧵
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🇳🇴 Ok, ok, one more big warm Norwegian hallo to a few new #CSCW2025 Starter Pack members, this time, from the hotel in Bergen! 🇳🇴 go.bsky.app/SPumuMT Welcome to:
@srishtigupta.bsky.social
@ankolika.bsky.social
@myrlewko.bsky.social
@duri-long.bsky.social
@yuukiabe.bsky.social
@psychehe.bsky.social
@srishtigupta.bsky.social
@ankolika.bsky.social
@myrlewko.bsky.social
@duri-long.bsky.social
@yuukiabe.bsky.social
@psychehe.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🇳🇴 Ok, ok, one more big warm Norwegian hallo to a few new #CSCW2025 Starter Pack members, this time, from the hotel in Bergen! 🇳🇴 go.bsky.app/SPumuMT Welcome to:
@srishtigupta.bsky.social
@ankolika.bsky.social
@myrlewko.bsky.social
@duri-long.bsky.social
@yuukiabe.bsky.social
@psychehe.bsky.social
@srishtigupta.bsky.social
@ankolika.bsky.social
@myrlewko.bsky.social
@duri-long.bsky.social
@yuukiabe.bsky.social
@psychehe.bsky.social
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“.. Some 47% of U.S. adults are ‘not very’ or ‘not at all confident’ they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/poll...
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October 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“.. Some 47% of U.S. adults are ‘not very’ or ‘not at all confident’ they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/poll...
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apnews.com/article/poll...
