Simulation theory of empathy

Empathy in Virtual Agents and Robots

Ana Paiva, Iolanda Leite, Hana Boukricha, Ipke Wachsmuth

Citations: 342 • 2017

Empathy is not in our genes

Cecilia Heyes

Citations: 207 • 2018

Artificial Companions: Empathy and Vulnerability Mirroring in Human-Robot Relations

Mark Coeckelbergh

Citations: 63 • 2011

Modeling User Empathy Elicited by a Robot Storyteller

Leena Mathur, Micol Spitale, Hao Xi, Jieyun Li, Maja J. Matarić

Citations: 23 • 2021

Testing Empathy with Robots: A Model in Four Dimensions and Sixteen Items

Serge Tisseron, Frédéric Tordo, Ritta Baddoura

Citations: 22 • 2014

Digitalized therapy and the unresolved gap between artificial and human empathy

Roshini Salil, Binny Jose, Jaya Cherian, Sheeja P. R, Nisha Vikraman

Citations: 11 • 2025

Should Doctor Robot possess moral empathy?

Elisabetta Sirgiovanni

Citations: 7 • 2024

Brain-Inspired Affective Empathy Computational Model and Its Application on Altruistic Rescue Task

Hui Feng, Yi Zeng, Enmeng Lu

Citations: 6 • 2022

A Mini-survey on Psychological Pillars of Empathy for Social Robots: Self-Awareness, Theory of Mind, and Perspective Taking

Elahe Bagheri

Citations: 5 • 2023

Is Empathy with Robots Morally Relevant?

Catrin Misselhorn

Citations: 2 • 2023

Building Altruistic and Moral AI Agent With Brain-Inspired Emotional Empathy Mechanisms

Feifei Zhao, Hui Feng, Enmeng Lu, Yinqian Sun, Yi Zeng

Citations: 2 • 2025

Empathy as signalling feedback between humanoid robots and humans

Tatsuya Nomura

Citations: 2 • 2017

Should We Develop Empathy for Social Robots?

Jue Wang

Citations: 2 • 2021