Maiken Lubkull
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Maiken Lubkull is a researcher in human-robot interaction and motor neuroscience, whose work explores the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying how humans plan and control actions in social and technological contexts. Her most-cited study, "Motor planning and control: Humans interact faster with a human than a robot avatar" (2015, 4 citations), provides foundational insight into the subtle but critical differences in how our motor systems respond to human versus robotic agents. This work highlights that even when controlling an avatar, the brain’s predictive and reactive processes are optimized for interacting with other humans, revealing a key bottleneck in human-robot collaboration. Lubkull’s contributions are significant for the design of more intuitive robotic interfaces and for understanding the neural basis of social motor coordination. Though early in her career, her findings have implications for fields ranging from rehabilitation robotics to virtual reality, and her research continues to bridge cognitive science and engineering, offering a compelling perspective on how we can make technology feel more human.
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