In contrast to conventional teaching agents (including robots) that were designed to play the
role of human teachers or caregivers, we propose the opposite scenario in which robots …

An educational use of Pepper, a personal robot that was developed by SoftBank Robotics
Corp. and Aldebaran Robotics SAS, is described. Applying the two concepts of care …

The relationship between technological and pedagogical innovation has recently created a
new field of research at the crossroads between Psychology, Educational Sciences and …

Robotic dance is an important topic in the field of social robotics. Its research has a vital
significance to both humans and robotics. This paper presents a review of the state of the art …

Human-robot interaction is now well enough understood to allow us to build useful systems
that can function outside of the laboratory. This thesis defines sociable robot system in the …

The goal of the RUBI project is to accelerate progress in the development of social robots by
addressing the problem at multiple levels, including the development of a scientific agenda …

Growing numbers of aging people result in great demand for social robots and virtual
humans to support health care and independent life for a long time at home. We provide an …

A humanoid robot is a complex dynamic system for its idiosyncrasy. This paper aims to
provide a mathe-matical and theoretical foundation for the design of the configuration …

A care-receiving robot (CRR) is a robot designed to receive care from its human user. We
proposed the concept of the CRR, and assume that allowing children to learn tasks by …

Various kinds of educational robotics are available for use in education, but their mere
availability in the classroom is not reason enough to use them as a learning tool. The …