We need to support research that centers people and experts in how robots are researched, developed, and used. Peerbots is on a mission to build social robots for everyone, powered by experts. The Peerbots Research Fellowship is a crucial part of Peerbots' commitment to raising the floor of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research and getting more experts involved in HRI research. This paid, ~3-month fellowship will support a researcher working on people-centered research of social robots.

The 2025 Peerbots Research Fellowship is in partnership with Semio Community, a nonprofit working on advancing the field of Human-Robot Interaction through reproducible software, hardware, and science.

This fellowship funds an early career researcher or researcher in training to complete at least one study and submit a publication to a leading research venue such as HRI, CHI, DIS, or CSCW. Fellowship research furthers Peerbots' mission and integrates with, informs, or evaluates Peerbots products, services, or frameworks.

Your contribution goes towards:

- A stipend to compensate the research fellow

- Study materials, participant compensation, and ethics approval

- Mentorship and collaboration with Peerbots' advisors and community of researchers and experts

- Travel and accommodation to present resulting publication(s)

- And more!

We are no longer accepting applications for Summer-Fall 2025 Research Fellows. If you are an early career researcher or researcher in training sign up here to be notified when fellowship applications open again.

Learn more about the fellowship program.

Peerbots Research Fellowship

A People-First approach to Human-Robot Interaction research