5 papers
Mapping Embodied Affective Touch Strategies on a Humanoid Robot
Qiaoqiao Ren, Omar Eldardeer, Francesca Cocchella +3
Affective touch in human-robot interaction is shaped not only by emotional intent, but also by robot embodiment, including touch location, physical constraints, and perceived agenc…
Exploring Temporal Representation in Neural Processes for Multimodal Action Prediction
Marco Gabriele Fedozzi, Yukie Nagai, Francesco Rea +1
Inspired by the human ability to understand and predict others, we study the applicability of Conditional Neural Processes (CNP) to the task of self-supervised multimodal action pr…
If They Disagree, Will You Conform? Exploring the Role of Robots' Value Awareness in a Decision-Making Task
Giulia Pusceddu, Giulio Antonio Abbo, Francesco Rea +2
This study investigates whether the opinions of robotic agents can influence human decision-making when robots display value awareness (i.e., the capability of understanding human…
Game Theory to Study Cooperation in Human-Robot Mixed Groups: Exploring the Potential of the Public Good Game
Giulia Pusceddu, Sara Mongile, Francesco Rea +1
In this study, we explore the potential of Game Theory as a means to investigate cooperation and trust in human-robot mixed groups. Particularly, we introduce the Public Good Game…
Next-Gen Museum Guides: Autonomous Navigation and Visitor Interaction with an Agentic Robot
Luca Garello, Francesca Cocchella, Alessandra Sciutti +2
Autonomous robots are increasingly being tested into public spaces to enhance user experiences, particularly in cultural and educational settings. This paper presents the design, i…