Anshu Saxena Arora

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Anshu Saxena Arora is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), social robotics, and socio-behavioral psychology. Her work consistently bridges cognitive science, ethics, and robotics design, making her a distinctive voice in an increasingly critical field. Her most cited work, "Finding 'H' in HRI" (2021, 25 citations), examines how the Big Five personality traits shape robot likeability and the success of human-robot interactions — a contribution that humanizes the technical discourse surrounding robotics. Building on this, her 2019 paper "The Race Between Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence" (13 citations) highlights the underexplored intersection of social cognition, behavioral intentions, and robotics ethics. Arora has also made meaningful contributions to applied robotics, particularly in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interventions, exploring how anthropomorphic robots like NAO can support social and educational development. Her AXˆIS robotics framework (2023, 10 citations) and her work on virtuous integrative social robotics reflect a sustained commitment to ethical governance in AI. With research spanning military robotics ethics to service-dominant logic in social robotics, Arora's scholarship challenges students and practitioners alike to consider the deeply human dimensions of robotic technology.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Finding “H” in HRI

   25 citations · 2021
2. 2
   The Race Between Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence

   13 citations · 2019
3. 3
   The role of anthropomorphic, xˆenocentric, intentional, and social (AXˆIS) robotics in human-robot interaction

   10 citations · 2023
4. 4
   Managing social-educational robotics for students with autism spectrum disorder through business model canvas and customer discovery

   8 citations · 2024
5. 5
   War and Peace

   6 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Managing Social Robotics and Socio-cultural Business Norms

   5 citations · 2022
7. 7
   Virtuous integrative social robotics for ethical governance

   4 citations · 2025
8. 8
   Applying Service-Dominant Logic and Conversation Management Principles to Social Robotics for Autism Spectrum Disorder

   3 citations · 2022
9. 9
   Robotic Anthropomorphism and Intentionality Through Human–Robot Interaction (HRI): Autism and the Human Experience

   2 citations · 2022

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