Marcus Persson
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Total Citations
122
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About
Marcus Persson is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social robotics, dementia care, and healthcare work environments. His scholarship has made significant contributions to understanding how robots — particularly robotic animals — are integrated into eldercare settings, with sustained attention to the experiences of both caregivers and residents living with dementia. Persson's most influential work, a 2021 scoping review on caregivers' use of robots and their effects on work environments (66 citations), established him as a key voice in a field that had previously overlooked the caregiver perspective. His subsequent research deepened this focus, examining triadic interactions between caregivers, residents, and robotic cats, the emotional labor that robot animals generate for care workers, and the professional competences required to deploy these technologies meaningfully. Among his most provocative contributions are his explorations of the ethical tensions surrounding robotic deception in dementia care — asking whether robots can "lie" and how residents emotionally navigate the misinformative nature of robot animals. Drawing on posthumanist theory and social gerontology, Persson reframes robots not as static tools but as active participants in complex social arrangements. His growing body of work offers researchers and practitioners essential frameworks for thinking critically about the promises and pitfalls of robotic technologies in vulnerable care contexts.
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- 7Automation and Public Service Values in Human Resource Management6 citations · 2022
- 8Robotic Animals in Dementia Care4 citations · 2022
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- 10Robot Animals and the Emotional Labor of Caregivers1 citations · 2025