Robot Talk Episode 144 – Robot trust in humans, with Samuele Vinanzi

Published February 13, 2026 · Category: Robotics

Overview

Claire chatted to Samuele Vinanzi from Sheffield Hallam University about how robots can tell whether to trust or distrust people.

Samuele Vinanzi is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Sheffield Hallam University. He specializes in Cognitive Robotics: an interdisciplinary field that integrates robotics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and psychology to create robots that perceive, reason, and interact like humans. His research focuses on enabling social collaboration between humans and robots, particularly emotional intelligence, intention reading, and artificial trust. His recent book, “In Robots We Trust“, explores trust relationships between humans and robots.

Source

Originally published at robohub.org.

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