Oliver Santiago Quick

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Oliver Santiago Quick is a leading voice in the philosophy of human-robot interaction (HRI), whose work critically examines the ethical and conceptual foundations of social robotics. His research centers on the problem of anthropomorphism—how we attribute human-like qualities to robots—and the moral implications of these attributions. In his highly cited 2023 scoping review (32 citations), Quick systematically critiques the methodological shortcomings in HRI research on anthropomorphism, offering a vital corrective that has shaped subsequent debate in the field. His 2022 paper on empathizing and sympathizing with robots (12 citations) makes a provocative ethical argument: that engaging with a robot as an “experiencing Other” grants it at least minimal moral standing, challenging conventional assumptions about machine ethics. Quick also co-edited the influential proceedings of *Robophilosophy 2020* (16 citations), advancing the concept of “culturally sustainable social robotics.” Through his rigorous conceptual analysis and interdisciplinary approach, Quick has become a key figure in bridging robotics, philosophy, and ethics, prompting researchers to reconsider not just how we build robots, but how we ought to relate to them.