Eleanor Sandry
Papers
14
Total Citations
218
H-Index
7
About
Eleanor Sandry is a leading voice in human-robot communication, challenging the field to move beyond humanlike designs toward a richer understanding of how robots and people truly interact. Her foundational work, including the book *Robots and Communication* (62 citations) and the influential paper “Re-evaluating the Form and Communication of Social Robots” (67 citations), argues that effective robot communication does not require mimicking humans—instead, it can embrace “otherness” and diverse forms of expression. Sandry’s research spans social robotics, affective telepresence, and creative collaboration, with a particular focus on the tabletop robot Haru. Her 2021 study on Haru’s design process (25 citations) demonstrates how art and communication theory can produce robots that are genuinely communicative partners. She has also explored the potential of robotic art and the dangers of Western cultural biases that limit social robots to one-to-one companionship, as seen in her 2023 paper “Unsocial Robots.” With over 200 total citations, Sandry’s work is essential reading for anyone interested in designing robots that are truly social—not just humanlike.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Re-evaluating the Form and Communication of Social Robots67 citations · 2015
- 2Robots and Communication62 citations · 2015
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- 4Creative Collaborations with Machines15 citations · 2016
- 5The Potential of Otherness in Robotic Art11 citations · 2016
- 6Automating Behavior Selection for Affective Telepresence Robot10 citations · 2021
- 7Introduction9 citations · 2015
- 8Taking Social Machines beyond the Ideal Humanlike Other6 citations · 2018
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- 10Interdependence in Collaboration with Robots2 citations · 2019