[1] Her most recent work has focused on the theme of living everyday life in the presence of AI, and gradually gaining insight into the long-term impacts of social robots.

Under the guidance of her parents, Breazeal earned a B.Sc in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara,[2][3] in 1989; her M.S.

[6] Growing up and while studying in university, Breazeal found that the issue was that robots too often only interacted with objects and not people.

Breazeal is also the associate director for the Bridge: MIT Quest for Intelligence, where she works on implementing AI through grade school.

In January 2022, Breazeal was named as dean for digital learning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

[14] It was found to be more effective than a computer counterpart in sustaining engagement and building trust and a working alliance with users.

[15] The physical social embodiment of the MeBot was found to elicit greater psychological involvement, engagement, and desire to cooperate over purely screen-based video conferencing or a mobile screen.

[18] She also has a prominent role as a virtual participant in a popular exhibit on robots with the traveling exhibit, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, interacting with a real C-3PO (voiced by Anthony Daniels) as she spoke to the audience through a pre-recorded message displayed on a large plasma flat-screen display.

In 2003, she was named by the MIT Technology Review TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of thirty-five.

[7] Jibo[23] reached its initial fund-raising goal and was due to launch in 2015, then later pushed to 2016,[24] before finally being released in November 2017.

[25] The robot was created to enable more engaging social experiences, including storytelling and other forms of entertainment.

Jibo generally received poor reviews, being compared to the more powerful and much cheaper Amazon Alexa and Google Home.