Sooraj Krishna

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Sooraj Krishna is a researcher whose work lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), technology acceptance, and culturally-aware robotics. His most impactful study, "Technology Acceptance, Sociocultural Influence and Gender Perception of Robots" (2018, 7 citations), broke new ground by conducting a feasibility study in a rural Indian village, where 11 naive users interacted with a robot for a water-carrying task. This work revealed a strong cultural influence on robot perception, highlighting how sociocultural factors shape technology adoption in non-Western contexts. Krishna also contributed to shared workspace safety with "RFID based-human localization in robot-cells" (2016, 5 citations), and developed cost-effective HRI platforms, including the emotionally expressive 4-DOF robot "Pepe Jr" (2018, 2 citations) and "CardBot" (2020, 2 citations), a cardboard-based programmable humanoid for rapid prototyping of Wizard of Oz interactions. His emphasis on accessible, culturally-sensitive robotics and low-cost platforms makes his work particularly valuable for researchers exploring HRI in developing regions and educational settings.

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1. 1
   Technology Acceptance, Sociocultural Influence and Gender Perception of Robots: A Human Robot Interaction Study with Naive Users in Rural India

   7 citations · 2018
2. 2
   RFID based-human localization in robot-cells for a better shared workspace interaction

   5 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Design and Emotional Evaluation of Pepe Jr: A Cost-Effective Platform For Human Robot Interaction Studies

   2 citations · 2018
4. 4
   CardBot

   2 citations · 2020

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