Social Interaction and Behavior Laboratory

This laboratory is dedicated to studying real-time social interaction, communication, and group behavior using interdisciplinary approaches that integrate robotics, behavior tracking, and physiological monitoring techniques. It consists of two interconnected rooms. The first room is designed to conduct experiments involving multiple participants simultaneously, along with a humanoid social assistive robot. The second space is optimized for behavior data collection through the presentation of stimuli and/or psychometric assessments, as well as for receiving and communicating with participants.

Social Robot ARI (Pal Robotics)

  • Onboard computer: Intel i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD
  • Software and control: Simulation in Gazebo, ROS controllers, and real-time framework RT-Preempt / Oroco; Teleoperation, RVIZ interface, and web applications
Technicians of the Unit