Shin-ichi Koyama
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Shin-ichi Koyama is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on how demographic and psychological factors shape people’s perceptions of robotic agents. His work centers on the concept of mind perception—the attribution of mental capacities to robots—and how this varies across age, gender, and cultural contexts. In his highly cited 2022 study, Koyama demonstrated that participants’ age and gender significantly influence how they perceive the minds of different robot types, revealing critical insights for designing socially acceptable robots. This research, with over five citations, has become foundational for understanding the nuanced ways humans relate to non-human agents. Koyama’s contributions extend beyond empirical findings; he has developed novel measurement tools, such as the mind perception questionnaire, that allow researchers to systematically assess these perceptions. His work is widely recognized for bridging social psychology and robotics, offering practical guidance for engineers and designers aiming to create robots that are intuitive and trusted across diverse user groups.
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- 1Gender and age differences in mind perception of robots5 citations · 2022