Social robots can be used in education as tutors or peer learners. They have been shown to
be effective at increasing cognitive and affective outcomes and have achieved outcomes …

This article surveys the use of natural language in robotics from a robotics point of view. To
use human language, robots must map words to aspects of the physical world, mediated by …

Sign languages are used by the deaf community around the globe to communicate with one
another. These are gesture-based languages where a deaf person performs gestures using …

Over recent years, robots are increasingly being employed in several aspects of modern
society. Among others, social robots have the potential to benefit education, healthcare, and …

There is a long record of research on equity in schools. As machine learning researchers
begin to study fairness and bias in earnest, language technologies in education have an …

Abstract Social Robots (SRs) are substantially becoming part of modern society, given their
frequent use in many areas of application including education, communication, assistance …

Robot design to simulate interpersonal social interaction is an active area of research with
applications in therapy and companionship. Neural responses to eye-to-eye contact in …

Background. Empathic interactions with animated game characters can help improve user
experience, increase immersion, and achieve better affective outcomes related to the use of …

The attribution of traits plays an important role as a heuristic for how we interact with others.
Many psychological models of personality are analytical in that they derive a classification …

Embodied interactive agents possessing emotional intelligence and empathy can create
natural and engaging social interactions. Providing appropriate responses by interactive …