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About
Jin Niu is a researcher specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI) and social robotics, with a particular focus on how sensory and social cues shape users' perceptions of and relationships with robots. Niu's work systematically investigates how design elements — including voice type, lighting color, and gestural behavior — influence how people perceive robot personality, competence, and trustworthiness across varied application contexts such as home healthcare and professional environments. Among Niu's most recognized contributions is a series of studies examining the interplay between robots' multimodal social signals. The 2021 paper on voice type and head-light color has garnered 31 citations, while a 2022 follow-up involving 69 older and middle-aged participants further deepened understanding of cue-matching in healthcare robots, accumulating 18 citations. Niu has also explored user expectations prior to robot deployment and the role of robot gestures in communicating personality traits across professional domains. More recently, Niu's research has expanded to examine how different interaction modes — individual versus multi-user — shape trust and acceptance. Collectively, Niu's body of work offers valuable design guidance for developers seeking to create socially appropriate, contextually adaptive robots that resonate meaningfully with diverse user populations.
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