Encouraging classroom activities for children using avatar robots: a field trial.

IF 3 Q2 ROBOTICS

Frontiers in Robotics and AI Pub Date : 2025-09-09 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/frobt.2025.1571804

Megumi Kawata, Masashi Maeda, Hirokazu Kumazaki, Hiroko Kamide, Jun Baba, Naomi Matsuura, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Yuichiro Yoshikawa

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Abstract

Educational institutions are facing a critical shortage of teachers worldwide. Consequently, the trend of introducing interactive robots into educational sites is growing. However, most previous research focused on specific subjects or time slots, and only a few studies have introduced interactive robots to participate in whole classroom activities with children routinely. This study investigates the use of avatar robots operated by multiple remote operators in elementary school classrooms. Over nine days, a 5th-grade class was observed to assess the robot's impact on student engagement, motivation, and peer interactions, and compared to classes where any avatar robots were not introduced. Key findings include improved student confidence in presentations, enhanced social interactions during recess, and positive feedback on the robot's role in supporting classroom activities. The results suggest that avatar robots, with consistent remote operation, can provide valuable educational support without strong negative reactions from students.

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鼓励儿童使用化身机器人进行课堂活动：实地试验。

全世界的教育机构都面临着教师严重短缺的问题。因此，在教育场所引入交互式机器人的趋势正在增长。然而，以往的研究大多集中在特定的主题或时间段，只有少数研究将互动机器人引入到与孩子一起常规参与整个课堂活动中。本研究调查了由多个远程操作员操作的化身机器人在小学教室中的使用情况。在9天的时间里，研究人员观察了一个五年级的班级，评估了机器人对学生参与度、积极性和同伴互动的影响，并与没有引入虚拟角色机器人的班级进行了比较。主要发现包括提高了学生在演讲中的信心，增强了课间的社交互动，以及对机器人在支持课堂活动中的作用的积极反馈。结果表明，具有一致性远程操作的化身机器人可以提供有价值的教育支持，而不会引起学生的强烈负面反应。

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Frontiers in Robotics and AI ROBOTICS-

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6.50

自引率

5.90%

发文量

355

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Robotics and AI publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research covering all theory and applications of robotics, technology, and artificial intelligence, from biomedical to space robotics.