MoMa 2025: Movement Matters: A Turing Test for Robot Interaction (Workshop held as part of RO-MAN 2025) Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 25-29, 2025

Call for Papers – MoMa: Movement Matters: A Turing Test for Robot Interaction

We invite researchers to submit their 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, in August (date to be announced soon) 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 3, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: July 17th, 2025
• Camera-ready submission: August 5th, 2025
• Workshop date: August, 2025 (TBD)

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 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 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 reach out to us at with any questions or inquiries.

We look forward to your submissions and to engaging discussions at the workshop!