Keelin Griffin

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Keelin Griffin’s research lies at the vital intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI) and social robotics, with a focused lens on how people build rapport with collaborative robots in industrial settings. Her most influential work, “Investigating People’s Rapport Building and Hindering Behaviors When Working with a Collaborative Robot” (2017, 60 citations), is a cornerstone study that empirically maps the subtle social dynamics—both positive and obstructive—that emerge when humans treat robots as team members rather than tools. This paper has been foundational for researchers designing robots that can read and respond to human social cues on factory floors. Griffin also broke new ground with her early, prescient work “Women and Men Collaborating with Robots on Assembly Lines” (2015), which introduced a novel scenario design specifically to probe gender dynamics in HRI—a topic that remains critically underexplored. By grounding her methodology in the need for greater gender representation in robotics research, Griffin established herself as a pioneer in inclusive robot design. Her work directly challenges the traditional, caged industrial robot paradigm, advocating instead for socially intelligent machines capable of genuine collaboration.