5 papers
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…
Building Knowledge from Interactions: An LLM-Based Architecture for Adaptive Tutoring and Social Reasoning
Luca Garello, Giulia Belgiovine, Gabriele Russo +2
Integrating robotics into everyday scenarios like tutoring or physical training requires robots capable of adaptive, socially engaging, and goal-oriented interactions. While Large…
A Multi-Modal Explainability Approach for Human-Aware Robots in Multi-Party Conversation
Iveta BeÄková, Å tefan PócoÅ¡, Giulia Belgiovine +4
The addressee estimation (understanding to whom somebody is talking) is a fundamental task for human activity recognition in multi-party conversation scenarios. Specifically, in th…