Lotte Buser

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Lotte Buser is a leading researcher at the intersection of pediatric healthcare and human-robot interaction, whose work focuses on leveraging social robotics to alleviate pain and anxiety in young patients during medical procedures. Her most-cited study, “Mitigating Children’s Pain and Anxiety during Blood Draw Using Social Robots” (2021, 31 citations), demonstrates how social robots can serve as non-pharmacological interventions to reduce distress during venipuncture and capillary blood sampling. This work addresses a critical clinical challenge: the high levels of pain and anxiety experienced by pediatric patients, which often lead to prolonged treatment times, increased healthcare workload, and heightened parental stress. By showing that social robots can effectively distract and comfort children, Buser’s research offers a scalable, compassionate alternative to traditional methods. Her contributions are particularly notable for their practical implications—bridging robotics engineering with real-world clinical settings to improve patient outcomes. With a growing citation impact, Buser is shaping a new frontier in child-centered healthcare technology, where empathetic machines help transform stressful medical experiences into more manageable ones.