Shiqin Tong — accepted AI-conference papers

2026

Knowing When Not to Help: Active Estimation of Human Reachability for Just-Right Robot Assistance

Ziang Liu, Yunting Yan, Christy Sum Yu Cheung, Tailai Ying, Bodong Liu, Shiqin Tong +3

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Robots that physically interact with humans must decide not only how and when to help, but also when not to help. In physical caregiving and collaborative manipulation, robots can over-assist by misestimating user capability or defaulting to helping when users can act independently. Physical functio…

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2025

FEAST: A Flexible Mealtime-Assistance System Towards In-the-Wild Personalization

Rajat Kumar Jenamani, Tom Silver, Ben Dodson, Shiqin Tong, Anthony Song, Yuting Yang +4

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Physical caregiving robots hold promise for improving the quality of life of millions worldwide who require assistance with feeding. However, in-home meal assistance remains challenging due to the diversity of activities (e.g., eating, drinking, mouth wiping), contexts (e.g., socializing, watching T…

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