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About
Stefanie Baisch is a prominent researcher specializing in human-robot interaction, gerontechnology, and the psychological dimensions of social and emotional robotics, with a particular focus on older adult populations. Her work has made significant contributions to understanding why elderly individuals accept or resist companion-type robots in care and therapeutic contexts, accumulating nearly 200 citations across her published studies. Baisch's most influential work, "Acceptance of Social Robots by Elder People" (2017, 94 citations), examines how psychosocial functioning shapes older adults' openness to robotic companions — a critical question as aging populations increasingly encounter such technologies. Her research on emotional robotics, including empirical analyses of systems like Paro and Pleo in care settings, challenges simplistic assumptions about what makes a robot genuinely "emotional" and how these qualities translate into real-world therapeutic benefit. A particularly nuanced thread in Baisch's scholarship concerns identity and self-perception: her 2020 study reveals how elders' self-images and stereotypes about "typical robot users" create internalized barriers to adoption. By illuminating the interplay between design, prior experience, and age-related psychology, Baisch's research provides actionable insights for developers and caregivers working to integrate robotics ethically and effectively into elder care environments.
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- 2Emotionale Roboter im Pflegekontext61 citations · 2017
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- 4What Is Emotional About Emotional Robotics?13 citations · 2016
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- 7Roboter in der Therapie2 citations · 2021
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