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blog-item-single margin-bottom-20"> <div class="info"> <h4 ><a href="/research/human-machine-social-emotional-interaction.html">Human Machine Social-Emotional Interaction</a></h4> <span property="dc:title" content="Human Machine Social-Emotional Interaction" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Can a machine express emotions? How people feel during interaction with robots or machines able to socially act like human beings?<br /> These are the main questionsbehind our research. We work on "Emotional Human Robot Interaction" using human-like robots which embody emotional states, empathy and non-verbal communication.<br /> Our group uses a Life-like android and a pervasive observation platform to study what happens when human and machine establish empathic links.<br /></p></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div id="node-1164" class="node node-research-topic node-teaser clearfix" about="/research/human-relevant-models" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="col-md-12"> <article class="project-item blog-item blog-item-single margin-bottom-20"> <div class="info"> <h4 ><a href="/research/human-relevant-models">Human-relevant Models</a></h4> <span property="dc:title" content="Human-relevant Models" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2 class="rtecenter"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/ivm_group_group21_nov_jpeg_1.jpg" style="height:450px; width:800px" /></h2> <h2 class="rtecenter"><strong>Human-Relevant Models Group</strong></h2> <p class="rtejustify">Our research is centered on the development of physiologically relevant <em>human-based</em> models at the milli, micro and nanoscale for application to disease models, tissue engineering, toxicity testing, and as <a href="https://www.centro3r.it/">alternatives to animal experimentation</a>. To achive this goal we use an integrated approach, based on:</p></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div id="node-1160" class="node node-research-topic node-teaser clearfix" about="/research/biofabrication.html" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="col-md-12"> <article class="project-item blog-item blog-item-single margin-bottom-20"> <div class="info"> <h4 ><a href="/research/biofabrication.html">Biofabrication</a></h4> <span property="dc:title" content="Biofabrication" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h4>Biological tissues have highly complex and functional architectures. In order to construct engineered tissue with a high degree of complexity, cells must be provided with a suitable three dimensional synthetic or biological scaffolds upon which they can adhere and proliferate.</h4> <p>The Biofabrication Group aims at combining advanced fabrication technologies, including 3D printing, for creating scaffolds, in-vitro models, biosensors and actuators using smart and biomaterials. Applications are mainly focused on Tissue Engineering, regenerative medicine and biotechnologies.</p></div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div id="node-936" class="node node-research-topic node-teaser clearfix" about="/research/bioengineering" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <div class="col-md-12"> <article class="project-item blog-item blog-item-single margin-bottom-20"> <div class="info"> <h4 ><a href="/research/bioengineering">Bioengineering</a></h4> <span property="dc:title" content="Bioengineering" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="rtejustify">Biomedical Engineering in Pisa has its roots in the Center. 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