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Sirpa Salin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of healthcare, robotics, and human-technology interaction. Her work focuses on understanding the attitudes and needs of healthcare professionals regarding assistive and social robots, as well as the psychological impacts of robot adoption—a field she has termed "robostress." Her most cited study, "A Need for Service Robots Among Health Care Professionals in Hospitals and Housing Services" (2017, 22 citations), reveals critical gaps in how robotic solutions can alleviate workload burdens in clinical and residential care settings. Expanding on this, her 2019 paper on professional attitudes toward assistive and social robots (17 citations) provides foundational insights for designing user-centered robotic systems. Salin’s concept of robostress, introduced in a 2019 publication (6 citations), offers a novel framework for understanding how technology-induced stress affects robot usage and well-being. She has also examined the educational implications of social robotics, surveying university leaders to advocate for integrating robotics training into curricula (2018, 3 citations). By bridging healthcare practice, technology acceptance, and stress research, Salin’s work informs both the ethical deployment of robots and the preparation of future professionals for a robot-assisted world.