Joyce T. de Armendi
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Joyce T. de Armendi’s research sits at the vital intersection of developmental psychology and human-robot interaction, exploring how early motor experiences shape infant learning and social engagement. Her most cited work, “A Data Collection of Infants’ Visual, Physical, and Behavioral Reactions to a Small Humanoid Robot” (2018), provides foundational insights into how typically developing infants use exploratory movements to understand action-outcome connections—and how neuromotor impairments in at-risk infants can dampen their motivation to move. By systematically documenting infant responses to robotic stimuli, de Armendi has helped pioneer methods for using interactive robots as both assessment tools and potential interventions for developmental delays. Her contributions are particularly significant for understanding the critical role of self-generated movement in early cognitive and social development. With her work accumulating citations and informing new lines of inquiry in developmental robotics, de Armendi is shaping how researchers and clinicians think about supporting infants who face early motor challenges, offering new pathways for early detection and intervention that could improve long-term developmental outcomes.
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