Papers
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Total Citations
329
H-Index
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About
Margherita Antona is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction and assistive robotics, with a primary focus on developing socially assistive service robots that enable older adults to live independently. Her most impactful work centers on the Hobbit and RAMCIP robotic platforms, which address critical challenges in elderly care, including fall detection, prevention, and support for individuals with mild cognitive impairments. Through extensive field trials in private households—involving over 16 to 18 homes—Antona has provided groundbreaking insights into perceived safety, usability, and real-world robot acceptance, with her key papers accumulating 82, 62, and 58 citations respectively. She has also advanced multimodal user interfaces and conversational frameworks for programming intelligent environments, as seen in her ParlAmI system. Notable achievements include developing a robot’s affective output channel to express emotions, enhancing user engagement, and pioneering adaptive robot behavior through finite state machines. With over 300 citations across her top works, Antona’s research bridges technical innovation and practical deployment, making her a pivotal figure in aging and assistive environments.
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- 5ParlAmI: A Multimodal Approach for Programming Intelligent Environments20 citations · 2019
- 6RAMCIP - A Service Robot for MCI Patients at Home18 citations · 2018
- 7My robot is happy today15 citations · 2019
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