Cosima Wagner
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About
Cosima Wagner is a scholar whose research sits at the compelling intersection of Japanese studies, robotics culture, and aging societies. Her work critically examines Japan's identity as a "robot kingdom," interrogating how cultural narratives, national character, and government policy shape the development and social acceptance of robots — particularly in the context of elderly care. Her most cited paper, "'The Japanese Way of Robotics': Interacting 'Naturally' with Robots as a National Character?" (2009, 22 citations), challenges popular assumptions about Japanese society's distinctive embrace of robots, situating this phenomenon within broader cultural and ideological frameworks. Across her research, Wagner traces how manga, anime, and political discourse have collectively constructed a vision of robots as natural companions and caregivers. Her work on "tele-elderly care" and "robotic nurses" further explores the gap between technological utopia and lived reality for Japan's rapidly aging population, revealing how governmental strategy papers have long promoted robots as a solution to demographic crisis. Wagner's scholarship offers students and researchers an invaluable critical lens for understanding how culture, policy, and technology mutually shape one another in contemporary Japan.
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