In recent years, it has been suggested that social robots have potential as tutors and
educators for both children and adults. While robots have been shown to be effective in …

AI systems are becoming increasingly pervasive within children's devices, apps, and
services. However, it is not yet well-understood how risks and ethical considerations of AI …

Prior research with preschool children has established that dialogic or active book reading is
an effective method for expanding young children's vocabulary. In this exploratory study, we …

This paper presents a study in which children, four to six years old, were taught words in a
second language by a robot tutor. The goal is to evaluate two ways for a robot to provide …

Prior research has demonstrated the importance of children's peers for their learning and
development. In particular, peer interaction, especially with more advanced peers, can …

While there has been a growing body of work in child-robot interaction, we still have very
little knowledge regarding young children's speaking and listening dynamics and how a …

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 …

Acknowledging the benefits of active learning and the importance of collaboration skills, the
higher education system has started to transform toward utilization of group activities into …

Providing social robots an internal model of emotions can help them guide their behaviour in
a more humane manner by simulating the ability to feel empathy towards others …

Social robots hold great promise as companions and peer learners for children, yet little is
known about how they can be best designed for this population, what interaction scenarios …