Chaitanya Kapoor

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Chaitanya Kapoor is a researcher at the intersection of robotics, human-robot interaction, and public health, with a particular focus on developing autonomous systems that promote hygiene and behavioral change in young children. His most cited work, "Handwashing Action Detection System for an Autonomous Social Robot" (2022), addresses a critical public health challenge: teaching proper hand hygiene to children, who are especially vulnerable to contagious diseases like COVID-19. Kapoor’s system enables a social robot to observe children’s handwashing in real time, detect correct versus incorrect actions, and provide encouraging feedback—turning a mundane task into an engaging, educational interaction. This contribution bridges computer vision and socially assistive robotics, offering a scalable tool for early childhood health education. With 4 citations, his work has already sparked interest in autonomous health monitoring and child-robot interaction. Kapoor’s research exemplifies how robotics can be harnessed for social good, making him a promising voice in the growing field of socially aware autonomous agents.