In recent years, robots have increasingly been implemented as tutors in both first-and
second-language education. The field of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is …

In recent years, it has been suggested that social robots have potential as tutors and
educators for both children and adults. While robots have been shown to be effective in …

Robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is becoming a more commonly studied area of
human-robot interaction (HRI). This research draws on theories and methods from many …

An increasing amount of research is being conducted to determine how a robot tutor should
behave socially in educational interactions with children. Both human-human and human …

Using human tools can significantly benefit robots in many application domains. Such ability
would allow robots to solve problems that they were unable to without tools. However, robot …

This study investigated how the NAO robot as a teaching assistant affects the way university
students learn vocabulary and their attitudes towards it. A mixed method approach was …

There is evidence that attentional control mechanisms in humans can be boosted in
performance contexts involving the presence of other human agents, compared with …

This mini review discusses the use of social robots in a translanguaging pedagogy: the use
of robots to enable students to use their full linguistic repertoire within schools, so any …

Along with the development of speech and language technologies and growing market
interest, social robots have attracted more academic and commercial attention in recent …

Evidence shows that a robotic agent in the presence of a human can affect selective
attention mechanisms in that human in the same way the presence of a fellow human can …