Jennifer McFarlane

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Jennifer McFarlane is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of interactive art, human-centred robotics, and healthcare environments. Her work explores how robotic art installations can transform clinical spaces, fostering engagement, joy, and social connection among patients, staff, and visitors. In her highly regarded paper “Arts + Health” (2020), which has garnered 6 citations, McFarlane details the implementation and evaluation of a public interactive robotic art installation in a rehabilitation hospital. This project achieved two ambitious goals: delivering an enjoyable, novel artistic experience for the hospital community, and advancing understanding of how human-centred robotics can be integrated into therapeutic settings. By bridging engineering, design, and patient care, McFarlane’s research offers a compelling model for humanising technology in healthcare. Her work is notable for its interdisciplinary approach and its focus on real-world impact, demonstrating how art and robotics can collaborate to improve well-being. McFarlane’s contributions are shaping a new field where creativity and compassion meet technical innovation, inspiring future researchers to reimagine the role of technology in healing environments.