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About
Hiroyuki Kidokoro is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction, focusing on the complex social dynamics between robots and people, particularly children and pedestrians. His most influential work investigates why children abuse social robots in public spaces, with his seminal 2015 paper "Escaping from Children's Abuse of Social Robots" accumulating 199 citations. Through field studies in shopping malls, Kidokoro documented persistent obstruction, verbal abuse, and physical attacks on robots, probing the motivations behind such behavior. Complementing this, his 2015 study "Why Do Children Abuse Robots?" (54 citations) deepens understanding of this phenomenon, offering insights for designing more resilient and socially aware robots. Kidokoro also addresses robot-induced pedestrian congestion, developing algorithms that enable robots to anticipate their impact on crowd flow and plan behaviors to minimize disruption—work cited in papers like "Will I bother here?" (35 citations) and "Simulation-Based Behavior Planning" (23 citations). His earlier contributions to cooperative customer navigation in retail environments, including the Ubiquitous Market platform, demonstrate his versatility in applying robotics to real-world service scenarios. Kidokoro’s research uniquely bridges technical innovation with profound social observation, shaping how robots can coexist harmoniously with humans.
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- 1Escaping from Children's Abuse of Social Robots199 citations · 2015
- 2Why Do Children Abuse Robots?54 citations · 2015
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- 8You stopped by there? I recommend this8 citations · 2011