Filip Sondej

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Filip Sondej is a researcher at the forefront of child-robot interaction, with a particular focus on the foundational role of trust in shaping how young children engage with social robots. His most cited work, "On the Role of Trust in Child-Robot Interaction" (2019), presents a pioneering in-the-wild study conducted in Polish kindergartens, demonstrating that the trust established during a child’s first encounter with a robot is decisive for the success of all subsequent interactions. With 13 citations, this paper has become a key reference for researchers designing autonomous systems for early childhood education. Sondej’s contributions are notable for bridging developmental psychology and human-robot interaction, emphasizing that robot behavior must be carefully calibrated to earn and maintain a child’s trust. His work has practical implications for educational robotics, therapy, and assistive technologies, and is widely cited by scholars exploring social dynamics between children and machines. Through his rigorous field studies, Sondej has helped establish trust as a critical design parameter, influencing how robots are programmed to interact with vulnerable users in real-world settings.