Kam Long Wu
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Kam Long Wu is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, religion, and human-robot interaction. Their work explores how people perceive and emotionally respond to robots in sacred or spiritual contexts, challenging traditional boundaries between technology and faith. Wu’s most cited paper, “Sacred or uncanny? Exploring visitors’ reaction to a robotic saint in exhibition” (2024), investigates the polarised responses to a robotic saint displayed in a public exhibition, revealing how visitors oscillate between reverence and unease. This study, with 2 citations in its first year, has already sparked interdisciplinary dialogue across robotics, anthropology, and religious studies. Wu’s contributions are notable for bringing empirical user studies to a field previously dominated by theoretical speculation, offering concrete insights into how cultural and spiritual frameworks shape human-robot acceptance. By documenting mixed reactions—from awe to discomfort—Wu highlights the nuanced emotional landscape that emerges when the sacred meets the synthetic. Their work is essential reading for researchers in social robotics, human-robot interaction, and the philosophy of technology, and it opens new questions about the role of robots in rituals, museums, and spaces of worship.
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