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Steffen Kinkel is a leading researcher at the intersection of industrial manufacturing, human-robot interaction (HRI), and technology acceptance. His work focuses on how collaborative robots (cobots) can be successfully integrated into real-world production environments, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Kinkel’s most influential contribution is a framework identifying the critical success factors for introducing industrial HRI in practice, a study that has garnered 184 citations and serves as a foundational guide for both researchers and practitioners. He also developed a web-based tool to help company representatives analyze factory workers’ acceptance of collaborative robots, addressing a key barrier to adoption. In a highly cited and creatively titled study—“It’s not Paul, it’s a robot”—Kinkel explored how linguistic framing shapes trust and distrust during human-robot interaction, revealing the subtle psychological dynamics at play. His research consistently bridges engineering, psychology, and business strategy, earning him recognition as a key voice in the socio-technical challenges of Industry 4.0. Kinkel’s work is essential reading for anyone interested in making automation not just technically feasible, but socially sustainable.
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- 9Produktionskostensenkung durch LCC-Konzepte3 citations · 2010