Papers
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Total Citations
1,426
H-Index
20
About
Raymond H. Cuijpers is a prominent researcher at the intersection of social robotics, human-robot interaction, and assistive technology, whose work has profoundly shaped how robots are designed to operate alongside humans in everyday and care environments. His research portfolio spans socially assistive robotics, robotic persuasion, proxemics, and facial expression modeling, with a particular focus on deploying intelligent robotic systems to support elderly populations living independently. Cuijpers has made significant contributions to understanding how robots can be made more socially effective. His investigations into combining persuasive strategies — notably gazing and gesture — demonstrated that multi-modal approaches substantially amplify a robot's persuasive power, work that has collectively attracted over 230 citations across two landmark studies. His research on socially assistive robots in intelligent home environments, including both laboratory and real-world field trials, has garnered over 300 citations and directly informed practical frameworks for elder care technology. Beyond assistive applications, Cuijpers has advanced foundational knowledge in robotic social navigation, developing parametric models of personal space that enable robots to move respectfully and safely around people. His earlier computational work on goal-directed action observation bridges cognitive science and robotics, reflecting the admirable interdisciplinary breadth that makes his contributions both scientifically rigorous and meaningfully applicable.
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- 6Goals and means in action observation: A computational approach67 citations · 2006
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- 8Imitating Human Emotions with Artificial Facial Expressions65 citations · 2013
- 9Exploring the Entertainment Value of Playing Games with a Humanoid Robot63 citations · 2015
- 10Design of a Parametric Model of Personal Space for Robotic Social Navigation53 citations · 2013