Papers
5
Total Citations
286
H-Index
4
About
Ingrid Ott is a prominent researcher specializing in service robotics, technology assessment, and the economic implications of automation and artificial intelligence. Her work sits at a compelling intersection of innovation economics, labor markets, and emerging technologies, making her a significant voice in debates about how robotics is reshaping modern economies and workplaces. Ott's most influential contribution, "Service Robotics and Human Labor" (2016), has garnered 189 citations and remains a landmark study examining whether robots substitute or cooperate with human workers — a question with profound policy implications. Her earlier interdisciplinary framework paper from 2011 helped establish the conceptual foundations of service robotics as a distinct field of inquiry, while her 2012 work situated service robots within broader global economic trends connecting industry and services. More recently, Ott has embraced computational methods, using topic modeling to trace how robotic patent landscapes have evolved over four decades, offering rare longitudinal insight into technological trajectories. Her latest research bridges robotics and AI with real-world experimental governance frameworks, signaling an expanding intellectual agenda. With over 280 cumulative citations, Ott's body of work provides essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how intelligent machines are transforming labor, industry, and public policy.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5