Background Numerous user-related psychological dimensions can significantly influence
the dynamics between humans and robots. For developers and researchers, it is crucial to …

Computational thinking (CT) is receiving growing attention in educational contexts, where
robot coding toys are becoming a widely available means of teaching and learning early …

After the novelty effect wears off children need a new motivator to keep interacting with a
social robot. Enabling children to build a relationship with the robot is the key for facilitating a …

Care robots are likely to perform increasingly sophisticated caring activities that some will
consider comforting and valuable. They will get increasingly humanlike and lifelike. This …

The increasing sophistication of social robots has intensified calls for transparency about
robots' machine nature. Initial research has suggested that providing children with …

Social robots and their interactions with children are becoming increasingly sophisticated,
with the emergence of child-robot relationships as a likely result. However, adequate …

It has been well documented that children perceive robots as social, mental, and moral
others. Studies on child-robot interaction may encourage this perception of robots, first, by …

Social robots have increasingly been entering children's daily lives and their domestic
environment. Whereas various studies have shown children's enthusiasm towards social …

Acceptance of automation has been a challenge for over a century now. There are several
success stories but there are also many failures. Studies exploring robots also go back many …

Social robots have, in the case of children, rarely been studied from a uses-and-
gratifications perspective. As social robots differ from more traditional media, the first aim of …