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Total Citations
367
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About
Ana Pinto is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), collaborative robotics (cobots), and user experience (UX) design, with a particular focus on industrial and manufacturing contexts aligned with Industry 4.0 and 5.0 paradigms. Her major contributions center on systematically understanding and measuring the human factors—trust, acceptance, safety, and ergonomics—that determine successful human-robot collaboration. Pinto’s most cited work, a systematic literature review on designing HRC workspaces (218 citations), established foundational frameworks for the field. She has also pioneered the translation, adaptation, and validation of critical psychometric scales for HRI, including trust and acceptance measures, into the Portuguese context, enabling culturally relevant research. Her empirical work explores novel design features, such as the impact of robot eyes on user trust and performance, using virtual reality for safe testing. With over 365 total citations across her top papers, Pinto’s research directly informs the design of safer, more trustworthy, and user-centered cobots, bridging the gap between technical robotics and human experience. Her work is essential reading for anyone developing collaborative robots for real-world industrial applications.
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- 6Ergonomics and Safety in the Design of Industrial Collaborative Robotics10 citations · 2021
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