Renato Paredes
Papers
11
Total Citations
244
H-Index
8
About
Renato Paredes is a leading voice in social robotics, exploring the nuanced intersections of human-robot interaction, design, and cultural perception. His work investigates how subtle design choices—from body proportions and sound to language and even religion—shape user acceptance and trust. Paredes’s cross-cultural study on robot gender attribution (46 citations) reveals how appearance biases expectations of capability, while his research on robot noise and proxemics (40 citations) demonstrates that even sound can influence comfort and social distance. He has also pioneered the use of indirect language in human-robot persuasion (19 citations), showing that robots can subtly shift human attitudes. Beyond theory, Paredes has developed practical applications, including Robotman, a security and guidance robot deployed in malls, and Qhali, an expressive humanoid designed to assist in mental health treatment. His work on tangible programming interfaces (8 citations) extends his impact into education. With over 240 total citations, Paredes bridges engineering, psychology, and design, advancing robots that are not only functional but socially intelligent and culturally aware.
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Top Papers
- 1Religion and Robots: Towards the Synthesis of Two Extremes67 citations · 2019
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- 4Robotman: A security robot for human-robot interaction22 citations · 2017
- 5Effects of Using Indirect Language by a Robot to Change Human Attitudes19 citations · 2017
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- 7Qhali: A Humanoid Robot for Assisting in Mental Health Treatment9 citations · 2024
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