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ERR@HRI 2.0 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Failures in Human-Robot Conversations
Shiye Cao, Maia Stiber, Amama Mahmood +5
The integration of large language models (LLMs) into conversational robots has made human-robot conversations more dynamic. Yet, LLM-powered conversational robots remain prone to e…
Critical Insights about Robots for Mental Wellbeing
Guy Laban, Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson +2
Social robots are increasingly being explored as tools to support emotional wellbeing, particularly in non-clinical settings. Drawing on a range of empirical studies and practical…
REACT 2025: the Third Multiple Appropriate Facial Reaction Generation Challenge
Siyang Song, Micol Spitale, Xiangyu Kong +12
In dyadic interactions, a broad spectrum of human facial reactions might be appropriate for responding to each human speaker behaviour. Following the successful organisation of the…
Exploring the Use of Social Robots to Prepare Children for Radiological Procedures: A Focus Group Study
Massimiliano Nigro, Andrea Righini, Micol Spitale
When children are anxious or scared, it can be hard for them to stay still or follow instructions during medical procedures, making the process more challenging and affecting proce…
Exploring Causality for HRI: A Case Study on Robotic Mental Well-being Coaching
Micol Spitale, Srikar Babu, Serhan Cakmak +2
One of the primary goals of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research is to develop robots that can interpret human behavior and adapt their responses accordingly. Adaptive learning m…
"Can you be my mum?": Manipulating Social Robots in the Large Language Models Era
Giulio Antonio Abbo, Gloria Desideri, Tony Belpaeme +1
Recent advancements in robots powered by large language models have enhanced their conversational abilities, enabling interactions closely resembling human dialogue. However, these…
Concerns and Values in Human-Robot Interactions: A Focus on Social Robotics
Giulio Antonio Abbo, Tony Belpaeme, Micol Spitale
Robots, as AI with physical instantiation, inhabit our social and physical world, where their actions have both social and physical consequences, posing challenges for researchers…