Teleoperation or Wizard-of-Oz control of social robots is commonly used in human-robot
interaction (HRI) research. This is especially true for child-robot interactions, where …

This paper considers the question of whether robots can be effectively programmed for
autonomous social interaction through learning from demonstrations recorded via Wizardof …

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 …

The field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is increasingly exploring the use of social robots
for educating children. Commonly, non-academic audiences will ask how robots compare to …

The primary concern of this study is to explore children's engagement and learning
experiences in distant learning environments using three different videoconferencing …

Studies in Child-Robot Interaction have shown that children form first impressions of a
robot's trustworthiness that might influence how they interact with social robots in long-term …

Social robots, designed to interact with people through natural communication modes like
speech, body motion, gestures, and facial expressions, have been extensively studied in …

This paper explores children's social engagement to a robotic tutor by analyzing their
behavioral reactions to socially significant events initiated by the robot. Specific questions …

TheSandtray'has been designed as a platform to examine social interactions in which the
interaction is not constrained a priori. A pilot study has been conducted with children to …

In developmental research, tutoring behavior has been identified as scaffolding infants'
learning processes. It has been defined in terms of child-directed speech (Motherese), child …