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Kyongok Park is a leading researcher at the intersection of gerontechnology, social robotics, and healthcare policy, with a focus on the ethical and practical integration of care robots into aging societies. Her work critically examines how socially assistive robots can address labor shortages and the growing burden of dementia care, moving beyond productivity metrics to explore the deeper social values these technologies embody. Park’s meta-analysis on robot intervention for people with dementia (2019) provides foundational evidence for the therapeutic potential of these systems. She has proposed innovative workforce models, such as the “Smart Helper” system—a digitally trained role to educate caregivers and recipients in robot use, informed by Japanese digital education policies. Her most cited paper, “Social Values of Care Robots” (2022, 8 citations), challenges the field to consider ethical and relational dimensions of robotic care. With a sociotechnical perspective in her latest scoping review (2025), Park continues to shape how we design, implement, and govern care robots, ensuring technology serves human dignity and social well-being in an aging world.