Papers
36
Total Citations
364
H-Index
11
About
Mitsuhiko Kimoto investigates the intersection of human-robot interaction, social robotics, and developmental psychology, with a focus on how robots can enhance human learning, social bonding, and emotional perception. His major contributions include demonstrating that praise from multiple robots—whether collocated or displayed—can significantly improve motor skill retention in adults and extend learning time in preschool children, as shown in his highly cited "Two is better than one" series (39 and 17 citations, respectively). He has also pioneered work on apology strategies for service robots, finding that apologies from two robots are perceived as more sincere (30 citations), and explored how communication cues like gaze and touch shape impressions during human-robot touch interactions (50 citations). Notably, Kimoto’s research on *kawaii* emotions revealed that a presenter’s physical touch of an object influences observers’ affiliative feelings toward both the object and presenter (17 citations). His studies on listener robots in storytelling contexts (25 citations) and pre-touch proxemics in virtual reality (13 citations) further underscore his impact. With over 200 total citations, Kimoto’s work is shaping the design of socially adept robots that can effectively collaborate with and support humans in education, service, and daily life.
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- 3Two is better than one: Apologies from two robots are preferred30 citations · 2023
- 4Effects of a Listener Robot with Children in Storytelling25 citations · 2017
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- 7Robots as an interactive-social medium in storytelling to multiple children17 citations · 2021
- 8Effects of appearance and gender on pre-touch proxemics in virtual reality13 citations · 2023
- 9Communication Cues in a Human-Robot Touch Interaction12 citations · 2016
- 10Improvement of object reference recognition through human robot alignment11 citations · 2015