Robust tactile perception of artificial tumors using pairwise comparisons of sensor array readings. - Jennifer C. T. Hui; Alexis E. Block; Camillo J. Taylor; Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (HAPTICS, 2016)

Emotionally Supporting Humans Through Robot Hugs. - Alexis E. Block; Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (HRI (Companion), 2018)

Softness, Warmth, and Responsiveness Improve Robot Hugs. - Alexis E. Block; Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2019)

The Six Hug Commandments: Design and Evaluation of a Human-Sized Hugging Robot with Visual and Haptic Perception. - Alexis E. Block; Sammy Joe Christen; Roger Gassert; Otmar Hilliges; Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (HRI, 2021)

HuggieBot: An Interactive Hugging Robot With Visual and Haptic Perception. - Alexis E. Block (2021)

In the Arms of a Robot: Designing Autonomous Hugging Robots with Intra-Hug Gestures. - Alexis E. Block; Hasti Seifi; Otmar Hilliges; Roger Gassert; Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (ACM Trans. Hum. Robot Interact., 2023)

Hey, Teacher, (Don't) Leave Those Kids Alone: Standardizing HRI Education. - Alexis E. Block (CoRR, 2024)

Enhancing the NAO: Extending Capabilities of Legacy Robots for Long-Term Research. - Austin Wilson; Sahar Kapasi; Zane Greene; Alexis E. Block (CoRR, 2025)