About the lab
The AIR lab is part of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Turin, Italy
Dedicated to advancing intelligent interaction technologies, our primary objective is to leverage innovative forms of interaction to assist users, particularly those with disabilities.
Our research focuses on various domains, including human-computer interaction (HCI), human-robot interaction (HRI), and advanced interaction methods such as Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), touchless interaction, and multimodal interaction.
key initiatives
Educational robotics
Our lab supports educational robotics activities, as, for instance, Bambini e Bambine: un giorno all’università (Girls and boys: one day at university) events promoted by the City
of Turin together with the University of Turin.
In 2024 one research fellow and one student fellow, sponsored by the Department of Computer Science, welcomed more than 50 school classes to our department for a lesson in educational robotics.
The two fellows and the NAO robot are from our lab!
Recent Projects
FeelGood
A multidisciplinary project of Robot Assisted Therapy for autistic children, aiming the improvement of little patient’s access to healthcare specialists.
Social robot are used to improve communication between healthcare providers and children, with the ultimate goal of empawering autistic youth into a more effective health self-advocacy. The project explores how social robots, serious games and video modelling can be used to foster comfort during specialistic visitations, improving introspection and communication skills and monitoring therapeutic outcomes.
TalKidz
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don’t cHRI
How would the user react to an empathetic robot?
To address this question, the team implemented strategies in the social robot Pepper to mimic empathy during conversations with adult students. The results produced were particularly intriguing and provided valuable insights into human behavior when interacting with empathetic robotics.
Sugar, Salt & Pepper
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Wolly
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BCIpar4SLA
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BciAi4Sla
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