Social Robotics in Education: A Survey on Recent Studies and Applications
Karim Hassan Youssef, Sherif Said, Samer Al Kork, Taha Beyrouthy
Abstract
Over the last years, social robots have been conceived to be used in various domains and for different purposes. This paper presents a survey on different applications and aspects of social robots in education. Different contexts are seen, ranging from children education, until higher education. A variety of applications and studies are reported, in areas like as second language tutoring, teaching assistance, and storytelling. Robotic platforms used in these applications are observed, and means of evaluation of users perception of robots are presented.
Topics & Concepts
Variety (cybernetics)RobotStorytellingPerceptionRoboticsComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceHuman–computer interactionData sciencePsychologyPhilosophyNarrativeNeuroscienceLinguisticsTeaching and Learning ProgrammingRobotics and Automated Systems