Papers
17
Total Citations
433
H-Index
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About
Azadeh Shariati is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social robotics, assistive technology, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on vulnerable pediatric populations. She is best known for her pioneering development of Arash, a mobile social robot companion designed to provide educational and therapeutic support to children with cancer in hospital environments — work that has garnered over 150 citations across multiple publications and represents a rare integration of emotional, cultural, and clinical considerations in robot design. Shariati has also made significant contributions to autism intervention research, developing the innovative Social Virtual Reality Robot (V2R) platform to teach music to children across the autism spectrum, from high- to low-functioning, accumulating over 130 citations in this domain alone. Her research extends to robotics dynamics, including self-balancing robot formulations and stiffness modeling of soft fluidic-driven robots using Lie theory. Notably, she has also explored the cultural dimensions of social robotics, examining its reception within Islamic societies from an Iranian perspective. Collectively, her body of work reflects a deeply humanistic approach to robotics engineering, demonstrating how thoughtfully designed robotic systems can meaningfully improve the lives of children facing serious health and developmental challenges.
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- 3A modified dynamical formulation for two-wheeled self-balancing robots35 citations · 2015
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- 9Conceptual design of a social robot for pediatric hospitals24 citations · 2016
- 10Virtual Reality Social Robot Platform: A Case Study on Arash Social Robot18 citations · 2018