Kaitlynn Taylor Pineda
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Total Citations
34
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About
Kaitlynn Taylor Pineda is a human-robot interaction researcher whose work spans robot deployment in real-world contexts, social robotics, and robot-assisted learning. Her most recognized contribution, "Challenges Deploying Robots During a Pandemic" (2021, 18 citations), documents the design and deployment of VectorConnect, a teleoperation system developed to mitigate the social isolation experienced by children during COVID-19 lockdowns — demonstrating her commitment to applying robotics research to urgent societal challenges. Pineda's scholarship extends into how robots can serve diverse populations, including older adults, whom she studied in a 2023 paper examining their expectations and preferences when programming physical robotic assistance (7 citations). Her research on robot social behavior has explored how non-anthropomorphic collaborative robots can leverage small talk to build rapport and improve teamwork dynamics (2025, 6 citations). She has also investigated how framing a robot as a peer rather than a tutor can enhance learning outcomes for adults with limited domain knowledge (2022, 3 citations). Together, her body of work reflects a nuanced, human-centered approach to understanding how robots can be meaningfully integrated into education, caregiving, and collaborative work environments.
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- 1Challenges Deploying Robots During a Pandemic18 citations · 2021
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