Maryam Archie

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Maryam Archie is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on how social robots can be designed to engage and influence children. Her work centers on the critical role of **social framing**—how the way a robot is introduced shapes a child’s subsequent behavior. In her highly cited 2016 study (48 citations), she demonstrated that framing a robot as a "social agent" versus a "machine" significantly alters children’s social responses, revealing the subtle power of context in human-robot relationships. Archie is also the co-creator of **Tega**, an expressive, Android-based social robot platform (37 citations) designed for long-term, emotionally resonant interactions with children. Tega’s "squash and stretch" design represents a major contribution to the field, enabling more natural and sustained engagement. Her preliminary work on measuring these framing effects (11 citations) further solidifies her impact. By blending developmental psychology with robotics, Archie has laid essential groundwork for designing robots that can effectively support learning, companionship, and social development in young users.