Tarek H. Mokhtar
Papers
7
Total Citations
26
H-Index
4
About
Tarek H. Mokhtar is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, architecture, and civic design, whose work reimagines how machines can shape the built environment and public life. His primary research areas include architectural robotics, social robotics, and intelligent civic monuments—fields he has helped define by challenging the traditional boundaries between engineering and the humanities. Mokhtar’s most influential contribution is his concept of “Architectural Robotics,” which treats buildings and monuments not as static structures but as responsive, information-rich machines. His 2019 paper on designing social robots beyond the humanoid scale (7 citations) explores how large-scale robotic forms can interact with communities, while his 2013 work on Monumental-IT (4 citations) proposes robotic civic monuments that give voice to lay citizens, transforming public spaces into dynamic platforms for collective expression. Mokhtar also developed an interdisciplinary graduate course in Architectural Robotics (2010, 5 citations), bridging robotics, architecture, and engineering to train a new generation of designers. Though his citation counts are modest, his transdisciplinary vision—evident in projects like the iCE intelligent classroom and the BeRo mood-reflecting robot—has opened novel pathways for embedding robotics into everyday environments, making him a distinctive voice in human-robot interaction and civic technology.
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Top Papers
- 1Designing Social Robots at Scales Beyond the Humanoid7 citations · 2019
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- 4Embedding robotics in civic monuments for an information world4 citations · 2010
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