Ellen Stumph

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Ellen Stumph is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of animal behavior and human-robot interaction, with a focus on how domestic dogs perceive and respond to social robots. Her most-cited work, "Dog Sit! Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) Follow a Robot's Sit Commands" (2020, 14 citations), demonstrates that dogs can follow commands from a social robot, challenging assumptions about animal-robot communication and informing the design of pet-inclusive robotic systems. This foundational study highlights her broader contributions to understanding how non-human animals engage with autonomous agents, a critical area as personal robots become more common in households. Stumph’s research bridges ethology and robotics, offering practical insights for creating robots that coexist with pets. Her work has been recognized for its novelty and interdisciplinary impact, laying groundwork for future studies on animal-robot interaction. By showing that dogs can generalize commands from humans to robots, she opens doors to applications in animal training, therapy, and home robotics. Stumph’s findings are essential reading for students and researchers in animal-computer interaction, robotics, and comparative cognition, making her a key voice in this emerging field.