Mirela Frontkiewicz

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Papers

Total Citations

120

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About

Mirela Frontkiewicz is a pioneering roboticist whose work lies at the intersection of social robotics, human-robot interaction, and control systems. She is best known for her foundational contributions to the design and emotional expression of robotic heads, most notably through her work on EMYS—the Emotive Head of a Social Robot. This highly influential paper (108 citations) introduced a motion control system based on FACS (Facial Action Coding System) theory, enabling the robot to convincingly simulate six basic emotions. Her research has profoundly shaped how robots can engage humans through non-verbal communication. Frontkiewicz also advanced the field of mobile manipulation, developing a position-force control algorithm for nonholonomic mobile manipulators with holonomic constraints (3 citations). Her interdisciplinary approach extends to studying human perception of robot appearance, using innovative methods like mobile eye-tracking devices to analyze how people visually engage with social robots (9 citations). By blending engineering precision with insights from psychology and design, Frontkiewicz has helped lay the groundwork for more intuitive, emotionally resonant robots capable of meaningful social interaction.