Jens Emil Sloth Grønbæk

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Jens Emil Sloth Grønbæk is a leading researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, specializing in telepresence robotics and hybrid collaboration. His work addresses a critical challenge of our time: how to make remote participation in physical spaces feel more natural, equitable, and effective. Grønbæk’s major contributions center on designing and evaluating novel robotic systems that bridge the gap between remote and collocated collaborators. His highly cited paper, "Mobility and Utility in Robot Mediated Interaction" (2023, 5 citations), explores how telepresence robots can provide remote users with meaningful physical agency. Building on this, his more recent work, "TableBot: Getting a Handle on Hybrid Collaboration by Negotiating Control of a Tabletop Telepresence Robot" (2024, 3 citations), introduces a groundbreaking concept: a tabletop robot whose control can be dynamically negotiated between remote and local participants. This challenges the traditional remote-local power dynamic, fostering more symmetric collaboration. Though early in his career, Grønbæk’s research is already shaping the future of hybrid work, offering concrete, human-centered solutions for a world where presence is no longer tied to location.