Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction

Carlesso Serena; Mohamed Ismail Abdul Kader; Di Cesare Giuseppe; Sciutti Alessandra; Niewiadomski Radoslaw

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5_51

Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction

Carlesso Serena, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Kader, Di Cesare Giuseppe, Sciutti Alessandra, Niewiadomski Radoslaw

School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences

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Abstract

Humans communicate their internal psychological and affective states through movement, which varies in the form with which it is performed. These forms, known as vitality forms, play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of human-robot interaction, particularly when they can be recognized by artificial agents such as humanoid robots. The present study aims to develop and validate forty short stories designed to elicit four distinct vitality forms: fed-up, rude, gentle, and enthusiastic. The stories were generated with the support of a large language model to minimize potential bias related to researchers’ subjective interpretations and were validated through an online questionnaire. In the questionnaire, participants read each story and selected up to three emotional labels from a set of fifty-one. The data were analysed using two complementary methods, percentage-based and weighted frequency analyses, which yielded largely consistent results. The most effective stories for each vitality form will be used in a future human-robot interaction study to investigate the motor behaviours associated with each form during interaction with a humanoid robot such as iCub.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics + AI
Subtitle of host publication	17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	Mariacarla Staffa, John-John Cabibihan, Bruno Siciliano, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Leon Bodenhagen, Adriana Tapus, Silvia Rossi, Filippo Cavallo, Laura Fiorini, Marco Matarese, Hongsheng He
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Pages	590-597
Number of pages	8
Volume	16131
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819523795
ISBN (Print)	9789819523788
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5_51 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2026
Event	ICSR + AI 2025: International Conference on Social Robotics + AI - Naples, Italy Duration: 10 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025 https://icsr2025.eu/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	16131
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	ICSR + AI 2025
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Naples
Period	10/09/25 → 12/09/25
Internet address	https://icsr2025.eu/

Keywords

Vitality forms
social attitudes
social signal processing
social robots
data collection
large language model
iCub robot

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Serena, C., Abdul Kader, M. I., Giuseppe, D. C., Alessandra, S., & Radoslaw, N. (2026). Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction. In M. Staffa, J.-J. Cabibihan, B. Siciliano, S. S. Ge, L. Bodenhagen, A. Tapus, S. Rossi, F. Cavallo, L. Fiorini, M. Matarese, & H. He (Eds.), Social Robotics + AI: 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I (Vol. 16131, pp. 590-597). Article Chapter 51 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16131). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5_51, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5

Serena, Carlesso ; Abdul Kader, Mohamed Ismail ; Giuseppe, Di Cesare et al. / Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction. Social Robotics + AI: 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. editor / Mariacarla Staffa ; John-John Cabibihan ; Bruno Siciliano ; Shuzhi Sam Ge ; Leon Bodenhagen ; Adriana Tapus ; Silvia Rossi ; Filippo Cavallo ; Laura Fiorini ; Marco Matarese ; Hongsheng He. Vol. 16131 Singapore : Springer Singapore, 2026. pp. 590-597 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction. / Serena, Carlesso; Abdul Kader, Mohamed Ismail; Giuseppe, Di Cesare et al.
Social Robotics + AI: 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. ed. / Mariacarla Staffa; John-John Cabibihan; Bruno Siciliano; Shuzhi Sam Ge; Leon Bodenhagen; Adriana Tapus; Silvia Rossi; Filippo Cavallo; Laura Fiorini; Marco Matarese; Hongsheng He. Vol. 16131 Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2026. p. 590-597 Chapter 51 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16131).

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Serena C, Abdul Kader MI, Giuseppe DC, Alessandra S, Radoslaw N. Exploring new vitality forms in human-robot interaction. In Staffa M, Cabibihan JJ, Siciliano B, Ge SS, Bodenhagen L, Tapus A, Rossi S, Cavallo F, Fiorini L, Matarese M, He H, editors, Social Robotics + AI: 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, September 10–12, 2025, Proceedings, Part I. Vol. 16131. Singapore: Springer Singapore. 2026. p. 590-597. Chapter 51. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5_51, 10.1007/978-981-95-2379-5