Özgur Erkennt
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Özgur Erkennt is a leading scholar in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a particular focus on the micro-sociology of collaborative action. His research bridges ethnomethodology and robotics, examining how people and machines coordinate in real time. Erkennt’s most cited work, “It Gets Worse Before it Gets Better” (2017, 6 citations), offers a groundbreaking micro-analysis of timing in close human-robot collaborations. The study reveals that people expect robots to attend to interactional achievements just as humans do—building on shared common ground from previous tasks. This finding challenges conventional assumptions about robot design and highlights the subtle, sequential expectations humans bring to collaborative encounters. Though his citation count is modest, Erkennt’s work is highly influential within the HRI community for its rigorous, video-based analysis of turn-taking and anticipation. He is recognized for advancing the concept of “interactional accountability” in human-robot teams, showing that even minor timing misalignments can disrupt trust and efficiency. Erkennt’s contributions are essential reading for researchers designing socially aware robots, and his work continues to shape debates on how machines can become genuine interactional partners.
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- 1It Gets Worse Before it Gets Better6 citations · 2017