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About
Katharina Hamann is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a focus on developing cooperative systems that enable robots to understand and collaborate with humans in dynamic, real-world environments. Her work centers on grounding referents in communication, shared plan execution, and perspective-taking—critical components for natural and efficient human-robot teamwork. Hamann’s most cited paper, “Which one? Grounding the referent based on efficient human-robot interaction” (73 citations), addresses how robots can resolve ambiguity by using contextual cues, a foundational challenge in HRI. She also contributed to the platform-independent CHRIS system series, which explores how robots can learn and execute goal-directed actions through observation and imitation, with papers accumulating over 100 citations collectively. Notably, her work on the BERT2 humanoid robot infrastructure (24 citations) demonstrates her commitment to integrating advanced subsystems for studying real-time cooperation. Hamann’s research has been instrumental in advancing robots’ ability to communicate with naïve humans using gaze and speech, as seen in her 2013 study on shared plans. Her contributions are vital for creating adaptive, socially intelligent robots that can work alongside people in open-ended tasks.
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- 1Which one? Grounding the referent based on efficient human-robot interaction73 citations · 2010
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- 7Solving ambiguities with perspective taking11 citations · 2010
- 8Solving ambiguities with perspective taking10 citations · 2010
- 9Solving ambiguities with perspective taking4 citations · 2010