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Sawyer Collins

Psychology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Social Robot Interaction and HRIDigital Mental Health InterventionsAI in Service InteractionsInnovative Human-Technology InteractionMusic Technology and Sound Studies

Publications

17

Citations

138

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
AI-generated

Sawyer Collins studies how people interact with social robots, focusing on creative and playful methods for designing robot behavior and care-oriented robotic systems. Recent work explores design tools drawn from improvisation, puppetry, and tabletop role-playing games, as well as robots that support older adults and mental health needs such as depression management. The research spans human-robot interaction across cultural contexts, including comparisons between Japan and the United States.

Human-robot interactionSocially assistive robotsDesign methods for roboticsRobots for care and mental healthRobots for older adults

Publication activity has grown over the last few years, with a low steady rate in the late 2010s rising to a peak in 2024 and continued output into 2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication21222023: 3 publications232024: 5 publications5242025: 2 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Lecture notes in computer science×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×2
  • Frontiers in Digital Health×1
  • Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics×1
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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