Sarah Mandl
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About
Sarah Mandl is an emerging researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social psychology, human-robot interaction, and digital ethics. Her scholarship focuses primarily on how humans perceive and socially integrate **Embodied Digital Technologies (EDTs)** — a category she has helped conceptualize to encompass robots, telepresence systems, and users of bionic prostheses operating within increasingly hybrid social environments. Among her most significant contributions is the development of the **Social Perception of Robots Scale (SPRS)**, a validated measurement tool designed to systematically assess how humans form impressions of robotic agents — a methodological advance that fills a notable gap in the field. Her widely cited 2022 studies (accumulating over 40 citations combined) examine how technicality and anthropomorphism shape social acceptance and legal standing, raising important questions about what qualities robots must possess to function as legitimate "co-workers." More recent work has extended these inquiries into gender attribution in humanoid robots and moral decision-making by artificial agents, reflecting a broadening theoretical ambition. Mandl's research speaks directly to urgent societal questions about trust, accountability, and coexistence in an era of accelerating automation — making her a valuable voice for students and practitioners navigating the ethics of human-technology relations.
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