In this digital age social robots will increasingly be used for educational purposes, such as
second language tutoring. In this perspective article, we propose a number of design …

We present a large-scale study of a series of seven lessons designed to help young children
learn English vocabulary as a foreign language using a social robot. The experiment was …

Social robots are increasingly applied to support children's learning, but how a robot can
foster (or may hinder) learning is still not fully clear. One technique used by teachers is …

An increasing amount of research is being conducted to determine how a robot tutor should
behave socially in educational interactions with children. Both human-human and human …

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 …

In this article, we review research on child–robot interaction (CRI) to discuss how social
robots can be used to scaffold language learning in young children. First we provide …

To investigate whether a humanoid robot's use of gestures improves children's learning of
second language vocabulary, and if variation in gestures strengthens this effect, we …

Social robots are being increasingly employed for educational purposes, such as second
language tutoring. Past studies in Child-Robot Interaction (CRI) have demonstrated the …

Especially these days, innovation and support from technology to relieve pressure in
education is highly urgent. This study tested the potential advantage of a social robot over a …

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 …