Kosuke Ogawa

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Kosuke Ogawa investigates the intersection of human-robot interaction and social presence, focusing on how robots can forge meaningful connections with people in service and entertainment contexts. His work demonstrates that enabling shared attention between a sales robot and its customer significantly enhances the robot’s perceived social presence—a finding from his 2022 study that has already garnered 7 citations and offers practical insights for retail automation. Ogawa also explores the frontiers of robotic social touch, as seen in his 2024 paper (6 citations), where he combines a robotic hand with a display of a virtual idol to create embodied, courteous interactions that bridge the gap between digital personas and physical presence. By tackling the challenge of robots being easily ignored in daily settings, his research advances the design of more engaging, socially adept machines. Ogawa’s contributions are particularly notable for their creativity in blending virtual characters with tangible robotic systems, opening new possibilities for companionship, customer service, and entertainment. His work is essential reading for anyone interested in making robots not just functional, but genuinely present.