This paper describes a longitudinal study in which children could interact unsupervised and
at their own initiative with a fully autonomous computer aided learning (CAL) system situated …

Social or humanoid robots do hardly show up in “the wild,” aiming at pervasive and enduring
human benefits such as child health. This paper presents a socio-cognitive engineering …

In child–robot interaction (cHRI) research, many studies pursue the goal to develop
interactive systems that can be applied in everyday settings. For early education …

Emotions, and emotional expression, have a broad influence on social interactions and are
thus a key factor to consider in develo** social robots. This study examined the impact of …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has surpassed humans in a number of specialised intellectual
activities—chess and Go being two of many examples. Amongst the many potential …

This review examines recent methodological approaches for the evaluation of child-robot
interaction in learning settings. The main aims are to map existing work from a user-centered …

Designers of educational interventions are always looking for methods to improve the
learning experience of children. More and more, designers look towards robots and other …

This paper presents the EU EASEL project, which explores the potential impact and
relevance of a robot in educational settings. We present the project objectives and the …

Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and
education. Primary education in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new …

Robots are gradually but steadily being introduced in our daily lives. A paramount
application is that of education, where robots can assume the role of a tutor, a peer or simply …