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Fiona Andreallo is a cultural theorist and media scholar whose research sits at the intersection of robotics, philosophy, and critical media studies, with a particular focus on how society conceptualizes, represents, and relates to robots. Her most influential work, *Robotic Faciality: The Philosophy, Science and Art of Robot Faces* (2020, 30 citations), examines the aesthetic and philosophical dimensions of robotic design, while *Eye Machines* (2021, 14 citations) extends this inquiry into robot vision and gaze. Andreallo has made significant contributions to the emerging field of human-robot companionship, critically analysing how sex robots are marketed and culturally framed as intimate partners — work that spans multiple publications including *Prosthetic Soul Mates* (2019, 13 citations) and a 2022 study of sex robot marketing videos. These investigations reveal the cultural assumptions and limitations embedded in how companionship is commercially constructed. More recently, Andreallo has explored movement and dance as alternative frameworks for human-robot interaction, challenging anthropomorphic and efficiency-driven paradigms. Across her body of work, she brings a humanistic lens to robotics that is increasingly vital as social robots become embedded in everyday life.