Hello! My name is Haesue Baik and I'm a junior at the University of Michigan studying Robotics and Computer Science. My interests include HRI and the coding side of robotics.
Robots have fascinated me for years. The way they interact with each other to solve problems together as well as how they interact with people and the world around them leaves so much to learn. A lot of my coursework has been a combination of my two majors, learning how to use code to make robots move, see, and understand the world around them.
The other thing that has really driven me is making robots that people will use. It's incredibly important to develop a robot that is approachable and intuitive that people want to use, else a robot can quickly become an expensive piece of junk. This has led to my passion in HRI, which is the research I am currently working on in Professor Y Z's Z lab Atombot project.
Outside of school, my hobbies include playing video games with friends, reading Brandon Sanderson, and on occasion crocheting. My biggest hobbie however is rock climbing, both indoors and outdoors. The community and problem solving of the sport make it my favorite passtime.
