Nami Ogawa
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About
Nami Ogawa is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction and virtual embodiment, whose work explores how humans perceive and control shared digital and robotic bodies. Her most influential contribution is the concept of "virtual co-embodiment," introduced in her 2020 paper (104 citations), which allows two individuals to share control of a single virtual avatar from a first-person perspective. This groundbreaking work fundamentally challenges traditional notions of agency and body ownership, opening new possibilities for collaborative telepresence and rehabilitation. Ogawa has also investigated how altered auditory feedback—real-time modification of an operator's voice—affects self-representation and task performance during social robot teleoperation (2024, 6 citations). Her research bridges cognitive science, virtual reality, and robotics, with implications for remote collaboration, assistive technology, and embodied communication. By systematically quantifying the sense of agency and operator experience, Ogawa provides empirical foundations for designing more intuitive and psychologically seamless human-robot interfaces. Her work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of shared embodiment and the psychological dynamics of teleoperation.
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