Nidhi Mishra

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Nidhi Mishra is a leading researcher in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), with a specific focus on social assistive robotics for elderly care and the psychological dynamics of human-robot communication. Her most influential work, a 2021 study on using a humanoid social robot to stimulate interactivity in cognitively impaired elderly (45 citations), demonstrates how computer vision methods can enhance psychosocial support in care settings. Mishra’s contributions extend to exploring the “uncanny valley” effect—her 2022 experimental study (19 citations) investigates how near-human realism in social agents can trigger eerie feelings, a critical insight for designing acceptable robots. She has also pioneered the use of the Nadine humanoid platform for job interviews and recreational therapy, analyzing human emotional and cognitive states during interaction. Her work is widely cited for bridging technical robotics with real-world applications, and her systematic literature review (2024) maps public and scholarly interest in social robots. Mishra’s research is essential for anyone designing socially intelligent machines that must be both effective and psychologically comfortable for vulnerable populations.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Can a humanoid social robot stimulate the interactivity of cognitively impaired elderly? A thorough study based on computer vision methods

   45 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Nadine Humanoid Social Robotics Platform

   25 citations · 2019
3. 3
   Uncanny valley for interactive social agents: an experimental study

   19 citations · 2022
4. 4
   Social Robots and Digital Humans as Job Interviewers: A Study of Human Reactions Towards a More Naturalistic Interaction

   8 citations · 2022
5. 5
   Nadine Robot in Elderly Care Simulation Recreational Activity: Using Computer Vision and Observations for Analysis

   7 citations · 2022
6. 6
   “Am I Talking to a Human or a Robot?”: A Preliminary Study of Human’s Perception in Human-Humanoid Interaction and Its Effects in Cognitive and Emotional States

   7 citations · 2019
7. 7
   Nadine the Social Robot: Three Case Studies in Everyday Life

   6 citations · 2021
8. 8
   Public and scholarly interest in social robots: An investigation through Google Trends, bibliometric analysis, and systematic literature review

   5 citations · 2024
9. 9
   A Review of Robotics Through Cloud Computing

   3 citations · 2018
10. 10
    Exploring Potential and Acceptance of Socially Intelligent Robot

    3 citations · 2021

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