Anna Gruebler
Papers
8
Total Citations
62
H-Index
4
About
Anna Gruebler is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of affective computing, human-robot interaction, and wearable biosensing. Her work centers on developing technologies that enable robots to perceive and respond to human emotional states, particularly through facial expressions. Gruebler’s major contributions include the invention of a novel wearable device that captures distal electromyographic (EMG) signals from the face, allowing for unobtrusive, continuous monitoring of expressions like smiles. This device forms the backbone of her emotionally assisted interaction paradigm, where robots learn from human affective feedback—a concept she demonstrated in her highly cited works on coaching robot behavior using physiological signals (18 and 19 citations). She also advanced rehabilitation robotics with the Robot Mask, a shape-memory alloy actuator system designed to support facial paralysis recovery by recreating natural smiles. Her research on facial morphology for smile recovery (6 citations) further underscores her impact. Gruebler’s innovative approach—blending wearable tech with social robotics—has laid groundwork for more empathetic machines, with her most cited papers collectively garnering over 60 citations, reflecting her influence in shaping emotionally intelligent human-robot collaboration.
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- 2Coaching robot behavior using continuous physiological affective feedback18 citations · 2011
- 3A wearable Robot Mask to support rehabilitation of facial paralysis6 citations · 2012
- 4An Analysis of Facial Morphology for the Robot Assisted Smile Recovery6 citations · 2008
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- 7Robot Assisted Smile Recovery3 citations · 2010
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