Meret Vollmann
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Meret Vollmann is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and cognitive psychology, whose work fundamentally explores how people build and maintain trust with autonomous systems. Her most cited study, "The dynamics of human–robot trust attitude and behavior," investigates how anthropomorphic design and robot failure types shape trust dynamics over time. This research, with 50 citations, reveals that trust is not static but evolves through repeated interactions, and that overly human-like robots can paradoxically erode trust when they fail. Vollmann’s contributions are pivotal for designing more resilient and socially acceptable robots, particularly in healthcare and service contexts. Her work has been recognized for bridging attitude-based and behavioral measures of trust, offering a nuanced framework that challenges simplistic views of human-robot relationships. By demonstrating that trust recovery depends on failure transparency and robot appearance, she has influenced both academic theory and practical design guidelines. Vollmann’s research continues to shape how engineers and psychologists approach the delicate balance between capability and expectation in autonomous systems.
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