Vardit Sarne‐Fleischmann
Papers
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Total Citations
239
H-Index
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About
Vardit Sarne-Fleischmann is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, specializing in socially aware robotics for healthcare and eldercare. Her work bridges technical robotics with social psychology, focusing on how robots can interact with humans in socially appropriate and effective ways. Her major contributions include pioneering research on socially aware person-following robots (58 citations), where she developed systematic approaches for robots to maintain appropriate social conventions during navigation. She has also made significant advances in robotic physical training systems for older adults (48 citations), creating personal coaching robots that motivate physical activity. Her extensive multi-experiment study on politeness in human-robot interaction (45 citations) systematically examined how non-humanoid robots can use polite behaviors to improve user experience. Sarne-Fleischmann's work on levels of automation and transparency in assistive robots (34 citations) provides crucial design frameworks for matching robot autonomy to older adults' preferences. Her user-centered feedback design research (19 citations) ensures person-following robots meet the specific needs of elderly users. Her research has direct practical applications, including a COVID-19 officer robot study (15 citations) examining how design manipulations affect compliance with health protocols. Through her systematic, user-centered approach, Sarne-Fleischmann is shaping how assistive robots can effectively and respectfully support aging populations.
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Top Papers
- 1Toward Socially Aware Person-Following Robots58 citations · 2018
- 2Robotic System for Physical Training of Older Adults48 citations · 2020
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- 5User-centered feedback design in person-following robots for older adults19 citations · 2020
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- 9Multimodal communication for guiding a person following robot4 citations · 2017
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