Sandrine Redersdorff

Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive

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Sandrine Redersdorff is a social psychologist whose research lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction and intergroup relations. Her work explores how fundamental social cognitive processes—particularly social categorization and national stereotypes—shape our perceptions of humanoid robots. In her highly influential 2019 paper, "National Stereotypes and Robots' Perception: The 'Made in' Effect" (37 citations), Redersdorff demonstrated that people apply the same national stereotypes to robots as they do to humans, revealing that a robot's perceived country of origin significantly influences how it is evaluated as a social agent. This groundbreaking finding bridges social psychology and robotics, showing that even artificial agents are not immune to deep-seated human biases. Her contributions have opened new avenues for understanding how cultural preconceptions can impact the acceptance and design of social robots worldwide. By highlighting the "made in" effect, Redersdorff has provided critical insights for engineers and designers aiming to create robots that are perceived positively across different cultural contexts, making her work essential reading for anyone interested in the social implications of emerging technologies.