Analyzing children's expectations from robotic companions in educational settings

Blancas, M., Vouloutsi, V., Fernando, S. et al. (5 more authors) (2018) Analyzing children's expectations from robotic companions in educational settings. In: Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids), 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on. 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids), 15-17 Nov 2017, Birmingham, UK. IEEE , pp. 749-755.

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The use of robots as educational partners has been extensively explored, but less is known about the required characteristics these robots should have to meet children's expectations. Thus the purpose of this study is to analyze children's assumptions regarding morphology, functionality, and body features, among others, that robots should have to interact with them. To do so, we analyzed 142 drawings from 9 to 10 years old children and their answers to a survey provided after interacting with different robotic platforms. The main results convey on a gender-less robot with anthropomorphic (but machine-like) characteristics.

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Authors/Creators:	Blancas, M. Vouloutsi, V. Fernando, S. Sanchez-Fibla, M. Zucca, R. Prescott, T.J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-5390 Mura, A. Verschure, P.F.M.J.
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Keywords:	analyzing children; robotic companions; educational settings; educational partners; required characteristics; different robotic platforms; gender-less robot
Dates:	Published: 8 January 2018
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	18 May 2018 14:11
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2022 16:10
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2017.8246956
Status:	Published
Publisher:	IEEE
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2017.8246956
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