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About
Josef Steiner is a researcher specializing in the intersection of assistive robotics, dementia care, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on improving the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers through innovative technology. His most significant body of work centers on socially assistive robots (SARs), most notably the humanoid robot Pepper, which he has investigated as a potential tool for psychosocial and physical support in home-based dementia care settings. Steiner's landmark AMIGO project developed a multisensory robot coaching system designed to motivate and engage people with dementia in daily stimulating activities, representing a meaningful bridge between robotics research and real-world clinical application. His mixed-methods research approach — combining quantitative outcomes with rich qualitative insights from informal caregivers, nurses, and dementia trainers — has strengthened the evidence base for SAR deployment beyond laboratory settings. His most-cited paper (35 citations) established a rigorous study protocol that has informed subsequent research in the field. Beyond dementia care, Steiner has also contributed to industrial applications, exploring automatic bounding box annotation for human-robot collaboration in manufacturing. With a growing citation record across interdisciplinary domains, his work is increasingly shaping how researchers and practitioners think about technology-assisted caregiving.
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