Papers
13
Total Citations
543
H-Index
9
About
Luisa Damiano is a pioneering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of social robotics, human-robot interaction, and the philosophy of artificial emotions. Best known for her landmark 2018 paper "Anthropomorphism in Human–Robot Co-evolution" — which has garnered over 240 citations — Damiano has fundamentally reshaped how scholars understand the relationship between human cognitive tendencies and robotic design. Rather than treating anthropomorphism as a liability, she reframes it as an evolutionary resource that can meaningfully guide the development of socially intelligent machines. A central thread throughout her career is the science of synthetic emotions. From her early theoretical work on constructing emotions in robotics (2010) to her explorations of affective co-evolution and empathy (2014), Damiano consistently bridges epistemological inquiry with applied research, including studies examining how children interpret emotional body language in humanoid robots. Her co-authored book *Living with Robots* (2017) brought these ideas to broader audiences, chronicling robotics' shift from artificial intelligence toward artificial empathy. More recently, Damiano has expanded her scope into human-robot domestic ecologies and even synthetic biology's role in nano-scale networks, demonstrating a remarkably versatile and forward-looking scientific imagination.
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Top Papers
- 1Anthropomorphism in Human–Robot Co-evolution243 citations · 2018
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- 3Living with Robots67 citations · 2017
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- 5Children Interpretation of Emotional Body Language Displayed by a Robot20 citations · 2011
- 6A Role for Bottom-Up Synthetic Cells in the Internet of Bio-Nano Things?18 citations · 2023
- 7Introduction to the Special Issue on Sound in Human-Robot Interaction13 citations · 2023
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- 10Homes as human–robot ecologies7 citations · 2021