Papers
89
Total Citations
4,117
H-Index
30
About
Tatsuya Nomura is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), best known for his foundational work on the psychological dimensions of how humans perceive and engage with robots. His most significant contributions lie in developing rigorous psychometric tools to measure human attitudes toward robots, most notably the Negative Attitudes toward Robots Scale (NARS) and the Robot Anxiety Scale, which have collectively garnered nearly 1,000 citations and become standard instruments in HRI research worldwide. Nomura's work explores how negative attitudes, anxiety, and cultural background shape human behavior during robot interactions, with his 2008 predictive modeling study (417 citations) demonstrating that psychological factors can reliably forecast behavioral responses. His cross-cultural investigations — spanning Japan, the Netherlands, China, Korea, and the United States — revealed surprising nuances in how culture influences robot acceptance, challenging prevailing assumptions about Japanese affinity for robots. Beyond measurement, Nomura has tackled provocative questions, including gender dynamics in robotics and the troubling phenomenon of children abusing social robots in public spaces. His body of work, spanning over two decades, has fundamentally shaped how designers, engineers, and psychologists approach socially acceptable robot design, making him an indispensable voice in understanding the human side of human-robot communication.
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Top Papers
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- 2Measurement of negative attitudes toward robots465 citations · 2006
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- 5Measurement of Anxiety toward Robots183 citations · 2006
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- 7A cross-cultural study on attitudes towards robots144 citations · 2005
- 8Robots and Gender120 citations · 2016
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- 10Why do children abuse robots?95 citations · 2016