Papers
113
Total Citations
3,240
H-Index
31
About
Astrid Weiss is a prominent human-robot interaction (HRI) researcher whose work spans assistive robotics, industrial collaboration, emotional expression in robots, and evaluation methodologies. She is perhaps best known for her pioneering contributions to the Hobbit project, a care robot designed to support independent living for older adults at home, which has garnered over 350 citations and demonstrated real-world impact through field trials in private households. Her influential 2021 roadmap on collaborative robots (cobots) in Industry 4.0 settings (219 citations) has helped shape how researchers and practitioners think about the future of human-robot collaboration in workplaces. Weiss has made substantial methodological contributions to the field, developing the USUS Evaluation Framework for HRI and conducting influential meta-analyses of the widely used Godspeed Questionnaire Series. Her research also probes the emotional and psychological dimensions of HRI, examining how children bond with robotic companions like AIBO, how multimodal emotional signals affect robot acceptance, and how trust breaks down and can be repaired in human-robot relationships. Collectively, her publications have accumulated over 1,500 citations, establishing her as a leading voice in designing robots that are not only functional but genuinely trusted and emotionally resonant within human social environments.
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- 4Meta analysis of the usage of the Godspeed Questionnaire Series146 citations · 2015
- 5The USUS Evaluation Framework for Human-Robot Interaction105 citations · 2009
- 6“I Love This Dog”—Children’s Emotional Attachment to the Robotic Dog AIBO102 citations · 2009
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- 8Taxonomy of Trust-Relevant Failures and Mitigation Strategies93 citations · 2020
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