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Mei-chun Cheung is a leading researcher in gerontechnology, specializing in the integration of socially assistive and care robots to support older adults and long-term care systems. Her work critically examines the hopes, fears, and real-world effectiveness of robot-assisted care, bridging technology, aging, and welfare policy. Cheung’s major contributions include a landmark content analysis of newspaper coverage across East Asia and Western Europe from 2001 to 2020, revealing cultural divergences in public perceptions of care robots (6 citations). She has also conducted pivotal scoping and systematic reviews on long-term care workers’ perceptions of robot-assisted care (4 citations) and the effectiveness of group interventions with socially assistive robots for older adults (3 citations). Her systematic review on care robots for older adults living with frailty (1 citation) underscores her commitment to evaluating both usability and clinical outcomes. Cheung’s research is notable for its global comparative perspective and its focus on stakeholder voices—from care workers to older adults themselves. By synthesizing evidence on physical, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes, she provides essential guidance for the ethical and effective deployment of care robots, making her a key voice in the future of aging and assistive technology.