Social robots can be used in education as tutors or peer learners. They have been shown to
be effective at increasing cognitive and affective outcomes and have achieved outcomes …

The taking of turns is a fundamental aspect of dialogue. Since it is difficult to speak and listen
at the same time, the participants need to coordinate who is currently speaking and when …

As robotics technology evolves, we believe that personal social robots will be one of the next
big expansions in the robotics sector. Based on the accelerated advances in this …

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of
issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human …

In recent years, robots have increasingly been implemented as tutors in both first-and
second-language education. The field of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is …

This article reviews the state of the art in social eye gaze for human-robot interaction (HRI). It
establishes three categories of gaze research in HRI, defined by differences in goals and …

Social robots can offer tremendous possibilities for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
interventions. To date, most studies with this population have used short, isolated …

This article surveys the area of computational empathy, analysing different ways by which
artificial agents can simulate and trigger empathy in their interactions with humans …

Pedagogical agents are typically designed to take on a single role: either as a tutor who
guides and instructs the student, or as a tutee that learns from the student to reinforce what …

Autonomous robots are increasingly placed in contexts that require them to interact with
groups of people rather than just a single individual. Interactions with groups of people …