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Stella Klumpe is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of ethorobotics, human-animal interaction, and social robotics. Her work fundamentally challenges assumptions about the capacity for artificial agents to form genuine social bonds, demonstrating through rigorous empirical studies that living animals—particularly dogs—consistently outperform their robotic counterparts as social companions. Her most cited paper (2025, 8 citations) provides compelling evidence that while robots like AIBO can elicit social responses, they lack the reciprocal emotional engagement that defines true bonding. This foundational contribution has reshaped debates in human-robot interaction (HRI) and animal-computer interaction, establishing critical benchmarks for evaluating robotic sociality. Klumpe’s research bridges ethology and robotics, offering a nuanced framework for understanding when and why humans bond with non-human agents. Her work is essential reading for students and researchers in HRI, comparative psychology, and animal behavior, providing both methodological rigor and theoretical depth. By foregrounding the irreplaceable qualities of living companions, Klumpe has set a new standard for evaluating the social capacities of robots.
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