Mads Solberg
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170
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About
Mads Solberg’s research sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction, healthcare robotics, and the societal implications of automation. His work critically examines how we design, deploy, and perceive social robots—particularly in sensitive settings like long-term care for the elderly. Solberg’s most cited paper, “Overtrusting robots: Setting a research agenda to mitigate overtrust in automation” (2021, 74 citations), establishes him as a key voice on the dangers of misplaced trust in autonomous systems, a foundational concern for safe human-robot collaboration. He complements this with applied work, such as his pilot study using the social robot Pepper to promote activity in Norwegian care facilities (57 citations), and a technical contribution developing a lightweight, multiperson activity recognition framework for robot-assisted healthcare (28 citations). Solberg also brings a unique media and cultural lens to the field, analyzing two decades of Norwegian news coverage on healthcare robotics via topic modeling. His research agenda is notable for bridging engineering, ethics, and anthropology—offering a holistic critique of why social robots have not yet been widely adopted in care, and what must change for responsible integration.
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