Dear All,
You are cordially invited to submit your contributions to the half-day workshop "Movement Matters: A Turing Test for Robot Interaction" (MoMa), which will be held as part of RO-MAN 2025 on August 29th in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
This workshop examines how the Turing Test can be extended beyond language-based interaction to evaluate robotic intelligence through movement. The focus is on how physical behavior, such as navigation, approach strategies, and motion dynamics, can function as a basis for assessing agency, intentionality, and human-likeness in robots. We welcome submissions that investigate the role of non-verbal behavior in shaping user perception and that propose theoretical, empirical, or design-based approaches to movement as a testable dimension of intelligence. We also invite contributions from researchers working on reinterpretations of the Turing Test, embodied interaction, and the relationship between motion and perceived intelligence in artificial agents.
Important Dates
- Paper submission: July 3rd, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: July 17th, 2025
- Camera-ready submission: August 5th, 2025
- Workshop date: August 29th, 2025
Submission Guidelines
Papers should be up to 4 pages, including an abstract of up to 300 words. They should be submitted through the submission portal. Accepted papers will result in a poster presentation.
Topics of Interest
Key topics covered include, but are not limited to:
- Turing Test in Robotics
- Impact of Robotic Movement on Human Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Collaboration
- Extensions of the Turing Test to Non-Verbal Robotic Behaviors
- Evaluating "Human-Likeness" in Robotic Movements
- Movement Patterns in Social and Task-Oriented Interactions
- Developing Metrics for Naturalness and Adaptability in Robotic Multimodal Behavior
- Computational Models of Motor Behavior with Implementation and Validation in Robot Platforms
- Adaptive Movement Strategies for Robots in Human-Interactive Environments
- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Interpreting Robotic Movement Behaviors
Invited Speakers
- Dr. Pablo Lanillos
- Prof. Agnieszka Wykowska
- Prof. Minha Lee
Organizers
- Kristina Nikolovska, Constructor University, Germany
- Jan Pohl, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
- Anna Lena Lange, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Doris Pischedda, University of Pavia, Italy
- Dimosthenis Kontogiorgos, Massachusetts Insstitute of Technology, USA
- Francesco Maurelli, Constructor University, Germany
- Verena V. Hafner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Please, contact us at moma2025@easychair.org for any questions or inquiries.
We look forward to your submissions and engaging discussions at the workshop!
 | Dr. Doris Pischedda Dipartimento di Scienze del Sistema Nervoso e del Comportamento Assistant Professor T. 0382.985211 |