Tom C. J. Coppelmans
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Research Subjects
Tom C. J. Coppelmans has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alessandro Ianniello
Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
1 shared publication - Dave Murray-Rust
Delft University of Technology
1 shared publication - David A. Abbink
Department of Cognitive Robotics, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
1 shared publication - Deborah Forster
Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
1 shared publication - Eva S. Verhoef
Robohouse, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
1 shared publication - Liliane Filthaut
Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 15 June 2026
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction
- Vol. 15 (4) , 1-37
Applied Speculations in the Baggage Hall: Transdisciplinary Thinking around Robotic Work Futures
Robotic technologies are often proposed to relieve dull, dirty, or dangerous work, but may cause work to instead be experienced as boring, or dehumanized. Understanding the impact of robotics on the workfloor is complicated by the entanglement between emerging robotic capabilities, social dynamics, and organizational issues—which we call Worker–Robot Relations. Consequently, the impact of robotics on work is often studied in hindsight. Speculative design methodologies can facilitate alignment of robotic developments with a meaningful future of work, by creating boundary objects for communicating about current and future work practices. Making use of an unfolding artistic collaboration, we propose an experiential approach for speculating about future Worker–Robot Relations. We enabled speculative encounters between participants and robotic creatures that embody seven meta-behaviors. We abstracted these from observed behaviors in a current work context in baggage handling. We present the findings from focus groups responding to these encounters, including implications for HRI and speculative design.
- 15 June 2026
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction
- Vol. 15 (4) , 1-37
Open AccessApplied Speculations in the Baggage Hall: Transdisciplinary Thinking around Robotic Work Futures
Robotic technologies are often proposed to relieve dull, dirty, or dangerous work, but may cause work to instead be experienced as boring, or dehumanized. Understanding the impact of robotics on the workfloor is complicated by the entanglement between emerging robotic capabilities, social dynamics, and organizational issues—which we call Worker–Robot Relations. Consequently, the impact of robotics on work is often studied in hindsight. Speculative design methodologies can facilitate alignment of robotic developments with a meaningful future of work, by creating boundary objects for communicating about current and future work practices. Making use of an unfolding artistic collaboration, we propose an experiential approach for speculating about future Worker–Robot Relations. We enabled speculative encounters between participants and robotic creatures that embody seven meta-behaviors. We abstracted these from observed behaviors in a current work context in baggage handling. We present the findings from focus groups responding to these encounters, including implications for HRI and speculative design.