Hagita
Papers
8
Total Citations
214
H-Index
6
About
Hagita’s research lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction, social robotics, and nonverbal communication, with a focus on designing robots that seamlessly integrate into human social environments. His major contributions include pioneering work on how robots can use gaze cues to shape participant roles in conversations, as demonstrated in his highly cited 2009 paper (65 citations), and exploring how robots can communicate intentions through seemingly unintentional nonverbal leakage (53 citations). Hagita’s field studies are particularly notable: he conducted an ethnographic study of a conversational robot in an elderly care center (31 citations) and deployed humanoid robots as passive-social media at a train station (22 citations), revealing how robots can facilitate social interactions in public spaces. His computational models of human walking behavior (17 citations) and proximity control (5 citations) have advanced the design of socially aware robots. With over 200 total citations across his most-cited works, Hagita’s research has shaped our understanding of how robots can become natural, socially competent companions in everyday settings.
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- 3A conversational robot in an elderly care center: An ethnographic study31 citations · 2011
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- 5A semi-autonomous communication robot — A field trial at a train station18 citations · 2008
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- 7How close? Model of proximity control for information-presenting robots5 citations · 2008
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