Yota Hatano
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Yota Hatano is a researcher in human-robot interaction, focusing on the social dynamics of teleoperated multi-robot systems. His work addresses a critical challenge: how to make teleoperated social robots more influential in recommendation and decision-making contexts. In his highly cited 2023 paper, Hatano systematically explored how multiple robots can coordinate their verbal and non-verbal expressions to enhance their persuasive impact during single-operator-multiple-robot teleoperation. Building on this, his 2024 field experiments provided empirical evidence from real-world settings, demonstrating that carefully orchestrated multi-robot expressions significantly increase robot influence in recommendation situations. Though early in his career, Hatano’s research has already garnered attention for its practical implications—showing that deploying multiple robots as a coordinated social unit can overcome the influence limitations of single teleoperated agents. His work bridges robotics, social psychology, and human-computer interaction, offering a foundation for designing more effective telepresence systems in service, retail, and collaborative environments. Hatano’s contributions are particularly valuable as society increasingly deploys robots in roles requiring social persuasion and trust-building.
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