Jorrit Goddijn
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About
Jorrit Goddijn is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction and affective computing, with a particular focus on empathy as a critical dimension of how people relate to robotic systems. His most recognized contribution explores how robots expressing empathic behaviors — whether accurately or inaccurately aligned with a user's emotional state — shape attitudes toward those machines. Through carefully designed experimental studies, Goddijn has demonstrated that the congruence between a robot's empathic response and a user's actual affective experience meaningfully influences perceptions and acceptance of robotic agents. This work, which has accumulated over 110 citations across multiple publication venues, highlights a nuanced challenge in robot design: that poorly calibrated emotional responses may be as consequential as no empathic response at all. By examining situational valence alongside empathic accuracy, Goddijn has helped lay important groundwork for researchers and designers working to build socially intelligent robots capable of meaningful emotional attunement. His research remains especially relevant as social robotics continues to expand into healthcare, education, and companionship applications where emotional sensitivity is paramount.
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