Derek Timothy O'Keeffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 10100591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek Timothy O'Keeffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Keeffe |
| SIGNATURE | KEEFFE D T O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Humanoids in STEM outreach
This perspective reports on 2025 field deployments of a full-size humanoid robot across diverse settings, from a large-scale mental health charity event to primary and secondary classrooms in Ireland. While high-fidelity humanoids significantly increase student engagement and ’social relief’, they introduce complex challenges regarding physical safety, anthropomorphic bias, and regulatory compliance. We describe a ‘Tin Man’ framing strategy used …
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Humanoids in STEM outreach
This perspective reports on 2025 field deployments of a full-size humanoid robot across diverse settings, from a large-scale mental health charity event to primary and secondary classrooms in Ireland. While high-fidelity humanoids significantly increase student engagement and ’social relief’, they introduce complex challenges regarding physical safety, anthropomorphic bias, and regulatory compliance. We describe a ‘Tin Man’ framing strategy used …
Humanoid robot (1 work) · Robotic Locomotion and Control (1 work) · Robotics (1 work) · Social Robot Interaction and HRI (1 work) · Software deployment (1 work) · Teaching and Learning Programming (1 work)