Volker Wulf
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13
Total Citations
307
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About
Volker Wulf is a prominent researcher whose work sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, social robotics, and care technology, with a particular focus on how robots and intelligent systems can support elderly populations, people with dementia, and individuals with disabilities. His most influential contribution, "Exploring Human-Robot Interaction with the Elderly" (2020, 162 citations), established a rigorous ethnographic framework for evaluating socially assistive robots in real-world care settings, moving beyond laboratory constraints to capture the genuine complexities of care home environments. Wulf's longitudinal studies — spanning weeks to months — have consistently foregrounded the often-overlooked perspectives of care workers, revealing how collaborative and coordinative practices shape the practical adoption of robotic systems. His conceptual work on "otherware" challenges mainstream HCI assumptions, arguing that technologies like social robots demand fundamentally different design philosophies. Across studies involving platforms such as Pepper, AIBO, and android robots, Wulf has examined cross-cultural perceptions, dementia care, rehabilitation, and pandemic-era isolation, demonstrating both breadth and consistency of purpose. His body of work represents a sustained, human-centered inquiry into how robotics can meaningfully — and ethically — serve society's most vulnerable members.
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- 1Exploring Human-Robot Interaction with the Elderly162 citations · 2020
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- 6Zoomorphic Robots and People with Disabilities9 citations · 2022
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