Marieke van Otterdijk
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About
Marieke van Otterdijk is a leading researcher in social robotics, specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI) for vulnerable populations, including children with autism and senior adults. Her work focuses on how expressive, nonverbal robot behaviors—such as gestures, approaching styles, and handshakes—can enhance engagement, trust, and intuitive understanding. Van Otterdijk’s most cited paper (34 citations) demonstrates that long-term child-robot interaction improves attention and engagement in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, a pivotal finding for therapeutic robotics. She has also pioneered studies on robot personality through movement analysis (18 citations) and on congruence between verbal and nonverbal cues for seniors (9 citations). Her research uniquely addresses privacy perceptions, mental effort via pupillometry, and the translation of human expressive motion to robots. By exploring how context and intuitive reactions shape acceptance, van Otterdijk’s work directly informs the design of socially adept robots for caregiving and daily assistance. Her contributions are vital for creating robots that communicate naturally and effectively, bridging the gap between human expectations and robotic behavior.
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