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August 16, 2026Current Opinion in Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

The quest for the optimal level of sense of agency in the case of human-operated, AI-enabled robotics

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JEJacopo ElettariTPTony J. PrescottKVKai Vogeley

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Overview

Theoretical analysis reveals optimal sense of agency in human-robot interaction, indicating that intermediate control maximizes motivation and performance.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationship between the human sense of agency and intrinsic motivation to define optimal control balances in AI-assisted robotic systems.
  • Synthesized theoretical frameworks linking psychological sense of agency with intrinsic motivation.
  • Evaluated application paradigms across industrial work environments and healthcare assistive robotics.
  • Proposes that intrinsic motivation peaks at an intermediate level of agency between full manual control and total system autonomy.
  • Identifies the calibrated balance between user control and machine autonomy as a critical design requirement for maximizing user engagement and operational performance.

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Elettari et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817a80f2fb91fc834ae5behttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2026.101674
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