Papers
6
Total Citations
329
H-Index
5
About
Amanda Lazar is a prominent human-computer interaction researcher whose work sits at the intersection of aging, robotics, and emerging technologies. She has made significant contributions to our understanding of how older adults engage with and are affected by social and companion robots, challenging simplistic narratives that frame aging populations as uniformly lonely or in need of technological intervention. Her most influential work, "Rethinking the Design of Robotic Pets for Older Adults" (2016, 93 citations), critically interrogates assumptions embedded in assistive robot design, pushing the field toward more nuanced, dignity-centered approaches. This thread continues in "Dignity, Autonomy, and Style of Company" (2021, 70 citations), which examines how companion robots fulfill or undermine older adults' core values. Her cross-sectional study on generational attitudes toward robots (2018, 68 citations) provided foundational empirical data on how comfort with robotics varies across age groups. Lazar also ventures into provocative territory, as seen in "Of Dolls and Men" (2019, 71 citations), a qualitative investigation into intimate technologies and sex robots. Across her body of work, she consistently centers human dignity, social context, and critical inquiry — making her an essential voice for researchers designing technologies for vulnerable or underserved populations.
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Top Papers
- 1Rethinking the Design of Robotic Pets for Older Adults93 citations · 2016
- 2Of Dolls and Men71 citations · 2019
- 3Dignity, Autonomy, and Style of Company70 citations · 2021
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- 5Mundanely miraculous22 citations · 2014
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