N. Sakata
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N. Sakata’s research lies at the intersection of science and technology studies, media analysis, and the social implications of emerging technologies, with a particular focus on care robotics. Her most cited work, “Hopes and fears regarding care robots: Content analysis of newspapers in East Asia and Western Europe, 2001–2020” (2022, 6 citations), provides a pioneering cross-cultural examination of how care robots are portrayed in public discourse. By systematically analyzing thousands of newspaper articles over two decades, Sakata reveals how different societies—from Japan and South Korea to Germany and the UK—frame these technologies as either liberating aides for an aging population or as threats to human dignity and care. This work is notable for its methodological rigor and its timely contribution to debates about welfare technology, rehabilitation, and the ethics of automation in elder care. Sakata’s research helps policymakers, engineers, and caregivers understand the cultural narratives that shape public acceptance of robots in sensitive human contexts. Her findings underscore that technological adoption is never purely technical but deeply embedded in social hopes and anxieties.
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