Robot tool use: A survey

M Qin, J Brawer, B Scassellati - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Using human tools can significantly benefit robots in many application domains. Such ability
would allow robots to solve problems that they were unable to without tools. However, robot …

Social robots in a translanguaging pedagogy: A review to identify opportunities for robot-assisted (language) learning

R van den Berghe - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This mini review discusses the use of social robots in a translanguaging pedagogy: the use
of robots to enable students to use their full linguistic repertoire within schools, so any …

Adaptive robot language tutoring based on Bayesian knowledge tracing and predictive decision-making

T Schodde, K Bergmann, S Kopp - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM/IEEE …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present an approach to adaptive language tutoring in child-robot
interaction. The approach is based on a dynamic probabilistic model that represents the …

A hybrid deep learning neural approach for emotion recognition from facial expressions for socially assistive robots

A Ruiz-Garcia, M Elshaw, A Altahhan… - Neural Computing and …, 2018 - Springer
We have recently seen significant advancements in the development of robotic machines
that are designed to assist people with their daily lives. Socially assistive robots are now …

[PDF][PDF] Tega: a social robot

JK Westlund, JJ Lee, L Plummer, F Faridi, J Gray… - 2016 - dspace.mit.edu
MIT Open Access Articles Tega: A social robot Page 1 MIT Open Access Articles Tega: A
social robot The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this …

Lessons from teachers on performing HRI studies with young children in schools

JK Westlund, G Gordon, S Spaulding… - 2016 11th ACM/IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We deployed an autonomous social robotic learning companion in three preschool
classrooms at an American public school for two months. Before and after this deployment …

Exploring the Relationship between Interactions and Learning Performance in Robot‐Assisted Language Learning

Y Ao, Z Yu - Education Research International, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Robot‐assisted language learning is a pattern that uses a social robot in a class to enhance
learning performance through human‐robot interaction. While this pattern receives …

Robot technology for future welfare: meeting upcoming societal challenges–an outlook with offset in the development in Scandinavia

L Bodenhagen, SD Suvei, WK Juel, E Brander… - Health and …, 2019 - Springer
In many countries, a demographic change has been recognized and is subject to public
discussions, either directly or indirectly by social systems being challenged with the growing …

Charismatic speech features in robot instructions enhance team creativity

K Fucinato, O Niebuhr, S Nørskov… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study examines whether a social robot can enable team creativity and increase team
performance depending on its speaking style. The aim is to provide insight into human …

Design and implementation of a robotic architecture for adaptive teaching: A case study on Iranian sign language

S Basiri, A Taheri, A Meghdari, M Alemi - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic …, 2021 - Springer
Social robots may soon be able to play an important role in expanding communication with
the deaf. Based on the literature, adaptive user interfaces lead to greater user acceptance …