Julia G. Stapels
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About
Julia G. Stapels is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social psychology and human-robot interaction, whose work fundamentally challenges how we understand people’s feelings about robots. Rather than assuming attitudes are simply positive or negative, Stapels has established that people often experience profound **ambivalence**—simultaneously holding strong positive and negative evaluations toward robots. Her most influential paper, “Let’s not be indifferent about robots” (30 citations), demonstrates that conventional rating scales mask this inner conflict, while “Robocalypse? Yes, Please!” (29 citations) reveals how robot autonomy intensifies such ambivalence. Stapels has also explored critical real-world implications: her work on privacy settings (13 citations) shows that users’ willingness to self-disclose depends on perceived control, and her research on robot proxemics (6 citations) examines how a robot’s movement should adapt to a user’s emotional state. Using innovative methods like mouse-tracking, she continues to uncover the subtle dynamics of “love and hate” in human-robot relationships. Stapels’ contributions are vital for designing socially intelligent robots that acknowledge—and respond to—the complex, often contradictory feelings they evoke in people.
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