Leonardo Lapomarda
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Leonardo Lapomarda is a leading voice in the emerging field of culturally-aware robotics, with his work fundamentally reshaping how we understand the psychological dynamics between humans and machines. His primary research areas center on the intersection of cognitive science, human-robot interaction (HRI), and cross-cultural psychology, with a specific focus on how cultural frameworks modulate anthropomorphism—the human tendency to attribute human-like traits to nonhuman agents. His most impactful contribution, the 2025 review "How culture modulates anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: A review," has already garnered 12 citations, establishing it as a foundational text in this niche. In this work, Lapomarda systematically synthesizes disparate findings to demonstrate that an individual's cultural background is not a peripheral variable but a core determinant of how they perceive, trust, and interact with robotic systems. By moving beyond universalist models of HRI, his research provides critical design guidelines for engineers and social scientists, arguing that effective robotic interfaces must be culturally adaptive. This achievement marks Lapomarda as a key architect in building a more inclusive, globally-aware future for social robotics.
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- 1How culture modulates anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: A review12 citations · 2025