A comprehensive overview of an interdisciplinary approach to robotics that takes direct
inspiration from the developmental and learning phenomena observed in children's …

This paper presents the effect of robotics assisted language learning (RALL) on the
vocabulary learning and retention of Iranian English as foreign language (EFL) junior high …

Sensorimotor learning represents a challenging problem for natural and artificial systems.
Several computational models have been proposed to explain the neural and cognitive …

Given that empathy allows people to form and maintain satisfying social relationships with
other subjects, it is no surprise that this is one of the most studied phenomena in the area of …

The classic mapping metaphor posits that children learn a word by mapping it onto a
concept of an object or event. However, we believe that a mapping metaphor cannot …

English speakers' perception of word-stress in Spanish was compared to that of native
Spanish controls. All participants performed a word-stress detection task in Spanish …

Social learning is a powerful method for cultural propagation of knowledge and skills relying
on a complex interplay of learning strategies, social ecology and the human propensity for …

Recently, the focus of complex networks' research has shifted from the analysis of isolated
properties of a system toward a more realistic modeling of multiple phenomena—multilayer …

The purpose of this case study was to explore how the embodiment of graduate students in
robotic surrogates was related to their engagement in a class with other robotically and non …

This paper discuss the phenomenon of empathy in social robotics and is divided into three
main parts. Initially, I analyse whether it is correct to use this concept to study and describe …