“It’s Important to Think of Pepper as a Teaching Aid or Resource External to the Classroom”
A Social Robot in a School for Autistic Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21199342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Séverin Lemaignan (0000-0002-3391-8876, University of the West of England), Nigel Newbutt (0000-0001-9385-5267, University of the West of England), Louis Rice (0000-0002-8207-5561, University of the West of England, corresponding author), Joe Daly (University of the West of England) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1083-1104 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Robotics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-4791 • E-ISSN: 1875-4805 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12369-022-00928-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4307912362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 42 |
For a period of 3 weeks in June 2021, we embedded a social robot (Softbank Pepper) in a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school for autistic children. The robot’s behaviours and integration into the school were co-designed with the children and teachers, with a focus on improving the well-being of the pupils. Using a mix-method approach, we studied the robot’s adoption over the course of the study, and the impact of the robot’s presence on the children well-being and the school ecosystem. We found that the robot successfully integrated within the school; it fostered and maintained a steady level of interactions (330 interactions, 16 h of continuous use over 3 weeks) with a small yet meaningful group of children with a positive impact on their well-being; and it led to a nuanced conversation with the students and school staff about the role and impact of such a social technology in a SEN school
Autism · Business · Conversation · Developmental psychology · Educational robotics · Focus group · Mechatronics · Pedagogy · Robot · Robotics · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Communication · Computer Science · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Artificial Intelligence · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |