RBCS & CONTACT IIT

@RBCS_CONTACT

Official account of: 🤖 Robotics Brain and Cognitive Science Department (RBCS) 🦾 Cognitive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies (CONTACT)

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jul 15

The role of the body in the future of AI 👶 In their latest opinion paper 📰, @gsandini, @alefreedot, and Pietro Morasso propose the developmental and 1st person approach to Cognitive Robotics 🤖🧠 to go beyond Embodied Foundation Models 📊 📖 frontiersin.org/journals/artif… @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet card. The conception of autonomous, intelligent, collaborative robots has been the subject of science fiction rather than science in the second half of the previou...

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jul 15

Handy collaborations 🤝 The joint study between our lab and @BrownUniversity, led by Giulia Scorza Azzarà, shows that through cooperation 🦾💪 we can develop biases towards robots 🤖 similar to those we have towards each other 👥! 📖Full read: copsy.brown.edu/news/2025-07-1… @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet image. Handy collaborations 🤝

The joint study between our lab and @BrownUniversity, led by Giulia Scorza Azzarà, shows that through cooperation 🦾💪 we can develop biases towards robots 🤖 similar to those we have towards each other 👥!

📖Full read: copsy.brown.edu/news/2025-07-1…

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 17

The distance between humans 🧑 and robots 🤖: movies 🎬 vs reality 🎯 Our @el__mata took the stage at @STEP_Milano's "Tech, si gira!" event to shed a bit of light on the roles, dangers, and capabilities of robots in the near future, beyond fiction and into reality. @IITalk

SSTEP FuturAbility District@STEP_Milano · Jun 3

Blade Runner vi aspetta 🤖 Una caccia ai replicanti, una caccia all’identità. L'appuntamento è in STEP il 12 giugno. Prenota il tuo posto gratuito! 🍿 bit.ly/_BladeRunner_ Sponsor della rassegna: @NpoSistemi

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 17

You can catch @MediasetTgcom24 interview with @netspash about Alter-Ego's day at the @AcquarioGenova at the following link! (🇮🇹 only) 🔗tgcom24.mediaset.it/2025/video/pun… @IITalk

RRBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 9

Getting our robots to the public! 🤖 Tomorrow the Alter-Ego #robot by @IITalk will be at @AcquarioGenova to instruct visitors on cetaceans and safeguard initiatives 🐬 We are the proud developers of the algorithms for its autonomous interactions 🦾 🔗 wired.it/article/alter-…

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 17

The end of a journey is the start of another 🚣 Yesterday we celebrated the incredible results achieved together with @ComeniusUni and @unihh in the @TERAIS_project's closing event 🎊 Can't wait to see what the future holds! ✨ @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet image. The end of a journey is the start of another 🚣

Yesterday we celebrated the incredible results achieved together with @ComeniusUni and @unihh in the @TERAIS_project's closing event 🎊

Can't wait to see what the future holds! ✨

@IITalk

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 13

The next leap forward ⏩ Yesterday, @alefreedot talked about how we study the interaction between humans and robots 👤🤖 at #TheBigLeap #AI event by @Cisco in Milan 🧑‍💻 It was a great moment of dialogue with industry leaders exploring the possibilities of AI 🦾 @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet image. The next leap forward ⏩

Yesterday, @alefreedot talked about how we study the interaction between humans and robots 👤🤖 at #TheBigLeap #AI event by @Cisco in Milan 🧑‍💻
It was a great moment of dialogue with industry leaders exploring the possibilities of AI 🦾

@IITalk

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 12

Leave your impact on research! ✍️ We are looking for participants for a study on the perceived impact of technology in the workplace. No prior experience required, anyone between 18 and 65 y.o. can join! More info: 🇬🇧 bric30.eu/en/studies-and… 🇮🇹 bric30.eu/it/studi-ed-ev… @IITalk

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 9

And below you can find @alefreedot reflecting on the distance between AI tools and human cognition. The road to robots able to seamlessly interact with us is still long and winding, but that won't stop us from exploring it! 🔗mondodigitale.org/notizie/oltre-… (🇮🇹 only) @IITalk

RRBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · May 7

Click on the following link to hear @alefreedot being interviewed on the importance of *cognition* for robots that should adapt to our needs (🇮🇹 only). 🔗 rainews.it/maratona/2025/…

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Jun 9

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet card. Arriverà il 10 giugno con una giornata dedicata alla robotica e all’intelligenza artificiale. L’iniziativa rappresenta la prima sperimentazione di questo tipo all’interno della struttura genovese

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · May 7

Talking science 🗣️ Next Monday, May 12th, @alefreedot and Monica Gori @UVip_iit will discuss human and artificial learning in the series of open talks "Scienza Condivisa" 🇮🇹 by @repubblica. A great chance to share our results beyond the lab! 🔗 genova.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/0… @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet card. Ogni lunedì la rassegna curata da Alberto Diaspro, editorialista di Repubblica, ed Enrico Paroletti con gli auspici della Società di Letture e Conversazioni Sc…

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RBCS & CONTACT IIT@RBCS_CONTACT · Mar 12

Upcoming workshop! 🧰 From our collaboration with #AirLab @unito, @PriscaLab @UninaIT and @unibait emerges the 6th ed. of the *cAESAR* workshop on Social Robotics and Adaptive Interaction, at @UMAPconf in NYC 🇺🇸! 📅 CfP open until April 9th! 🔗 caesar2025.di.unito.it/index.html @IITalk

RBCS_CONTACT's tweet image. Upcoming workshop! 🧰

From our collaboration with #AirLab @unito, @PriscaLab @UninaIT and @unibait emerges the 6th ed. of the *cAESAR* workshop on Social Robotics and Adaptive Interaction, at @UMAPconf in NYC 🇺🇸!

📅 CfP open until April 9th!
🔗 caesar2025.di.unito.it/index.html

@IITalk

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