Mitsuhiro Hayase
Toyohashi Sozo College, Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Chukyo University, Nagoya University
Papers
6
Total Citations
14
H-Index
2
About
Mitsuhiro Hayase is a researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, assistive robotics, and elderly safety, with a particular focus on how social and cultural cues in robot design can influence user behavior. His most impactful work, “Effects of Naming Robots on Relationship Between Attachment and Support Acceptability” (2021, 5 citations), explores how naming a robot—and adding Japanese honorifics—affects elderly users’ emotional attachment and willingness to accept driving-review support. This line of research addresses a critical societal issue in Japan, where traffic fatalities among those aged 65+ are disproportionately high. Hayase has developed a series of robot systems that leverage mixed reality to encourage elderly drivers to reflect on and improve their driving habits at home (2018–2019, 2 citations each). Earlier, he contributed to meal-assistance robotics, proposing a recognition system using a Variable Template Network model to help robots identify dishes and food (2012, 2 citations). His work uniquely combines robotics, social psychology, and gerontechnology, demonstrating that culturally appropriate robot behaviors—like using honorifics—can significantly enhance human-robot trust and intervention effectiveness. Hayase’s research offers practical, human-centered solutions for aging societies.
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