Veronika Domova
Papers
8
Total Citations
106
H-Index
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About
Veronika Domova is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and swarm robotics, whose work fundamentally explores how robotic presence shapes human cognition, emotion, and performance. Her most influential contribution, "User-defined Swarm Robot Control" (2020, 55 citations), addresses the critical challenge of making multi-robot systems intuitively controllable by humans—a key bottleneck for real-world swarm applications in search-and-rescue and tangible interfaces. Domova's research program systematically investigates how robot anthropomorphism and physical co-location affect human motivation, task performance, and emotional responses, as demonstrated across multiple highly-cited studies (21 and 10 citations respectively). She introduced the innovative concept of "Expert on Wheels" (2015), a mobile telepresence robot for industrial remote collaboration, and more recently developed "SwarmFidget" (2023), exploring programmable actuated fidgeting with tabletop robot swarms—a creative bridge between productivity and well-being. Her work on industrial robot fleet visualization (2017) further extends her impact to practical remote service applications. With over 100 total citations and a growing body of work spanning cognitive science, robotics, and human factors, Domova is establishing herself as a leading voice in understanding how humans can effectively collaborate with increasingly autonomous multi-robot systems.
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- 1User-defined Swarm Robot Control55 citations · 2020
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- 5Expert on Wheels5 citations · 2015
- 6SwarmFidget: Exploring Programmable Actuated Fidgeting with Swarm Robots3 citations · 2023
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- 8SwarmFidget: Exploring Programmable Actuated Fidgeting with Swarm Robots1 citations · 2023