Juliane Nilsson

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Juliane Nilsson is a researcher in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), with a focus on how people subjectively experience and perceive social robots in real-world settings. Her work bridges the gap between controlled lab studies and authentic, public-facing environments, emphasizing the critical roles of robot posture, interaction context, and evaluation methods. In her most-cited study, she conducted a field study at Aalborg Airport, using a remote-controlled Double robot to elicit 23 distinct attributes of HRI from Danish travellers, revealing the nuanced, real-world expectations people hold for social robots. Her subsequent research further demonstrates that a robot’s posture alone can significantly alter its perceived interaction affordances, highlighting the importance of design beyond mere functionality. With over 15 citations across her key papers, Nilsson’s contributions are foundational for understanding how social robots can be effectively deployed in public spaces. Her work is particularly notable for its methodological rigor in naturalistic settings, offering actionable insights for engineers, designers, and researchers aiming to create robots that are not only functional but also socially accepted and engaging.