Mona Mareen Kegel
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About
Mona Mareen Kegel is a rising scholar at the intersection of human-robot interaction, service robotics, and moral psychology. Her research investigates how people perceive and judge the actions of autonomous machines, with a particular focus on intentionality and ethical decision-making in customer-facing contexts. In her 2024 study on the Knobe effect in human-robot interactions, Kegel demonstrated that humans attribute intentionality to a robot’s side-effects in ways that mirror classic philosophical biases—a finding with profound implications for robot accountability and design. Her mixed-methods work on service robot morality reveals the tension between efficiency and ethical behavior in real-world customer encounters, while her comprehensive 2025 scoping review and network analysis maps the emerging landscape of ethical considerations in service robotics. Though early in her career, Kegel’s work has already garnered attention, with her most-cited papers accumulating over 10 citations collectively. Her research agenda—bridging experimental philosophy, applied ethics, and human-robot interaction—positions her as a key voice in shaping how we design morally considerate robots for everyday service roles.
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