This paper describes an experimental evaluation aimed at detecting the users' perception of the robot's empathic abilities during a conversation. The results have been then analyzed to search for a possible relationship between the perceived empathy and the attribution of mental states to the robot, namely the user's perception of the robot's mental qualities as compared to humans. The involved sample consisted of 68 subjects, including 34 adults and 34 between teenagers and children. By conducting the experiment with both adult and child participants, make possible to compare the results obtained from each group and identify any differences in perception between the various age groups.

翻译：本文通过实验评估，检测受试者在对话过程中对机器人共情能力的感知。随后分析实验结果，探究感知到的共情与机器人心理状态归因（即受试者对机器人相较于人类心理品质的认知）之间可能存在的关联。研究对象包含68名受试者，其中34名成年人，34名青少年与儿童。通过同时开展针对成年人与儿童受试者的实验，能够比较各组实验结果，并识别不同年龄群体在感知方面的差异。