Yukoh Kida
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Yukoh Kida is a researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and legal decision-making, with a primary focus on how social presence and embodiment influence judgment in courtroom settings. Their most-cited work, "Using Decision Support Systems for Juries in Court: Comparing the Use of Real and CG Robots" (2019, 7 citations), represents a pioneering contribution to the emerging field of robotic assistance in judicial processes. In this study, Kida conducted a laboratory experiment using a simple jury decision-making task, directly comparing the effects of a physically present robot against a computer-generated (CG) robot counterpart. This research is notable for empirically investigating the factor of social presence—demonstrating that the physical embodiment of a robot can significantly alter how participants engage with decision-support systems. By bridging robotics, social psychology, and legal studies, Kida’s work offers foundational insights into the design of courtroom technologies, raising important questions about trust, authority, and procedural fairness in automated legal environments. Their findings have implications for the future of human-robot collaboration in high-stakes institutional settings, marking Kida as a thoughtful contributor to the responsible integration of AI into the justice system.
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