Katharina Rogner
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Dr. Katharina Rogner is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and healthcare technology, with a primary focus on how social cues can foster trust and acceptance between patients and robotic caregivers. Her most-cited work, "Let Me Introduce Myself - Using Self-Disclosure as a Social Cue for Health Care Robots" (2022, 9 citations), represents a significant contribution to the field by demonstrating how robots can strategically use self-disclosure—sharing personal information about themselves—to build rapport and trust with patients in time-constrained hospital settings. This research addresses a critical challenge: as healthcare robots are designed to approach humans more closely and sensitively than ever before, ensuring patient trust becomes paramount. Dr. Rogner’s work identifies that in environments where patients have limited time to interact with robots, self-disclosure can serve as an efficient social shortcut to establish positive relationships. Her findings have implications for the design of more empathetic and socially intelligent robotic systems in clinical contexts, potentially improving patient outcomes and acceptance of robotic assistance in healthcare.
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