The course introduces students to the field of social robotics and human-robot interaction (HRI). By the end of the course, students should have an appreciation for the influence of design, behaviour, and user characteristics on HRI, as well as be familiar with the main challenges of robot building, common applications of social robots, and the ethical controversies surrounding them. The topic will mainly be approached from a psychological perspective, however, as the field of HRI is interdisciplinary by nature, discussions of ethics, programming, design, and applications will also be included.