The Power of Robot-mediated Play
Forming Friendships and Expressing Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22190751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verónica Ahumada-Newhart (0000-0001-6983-9726, University of California, Davis), Margaret Schneider (0000-0002-8314-0732, University of California, Irvine), Laurel D Riek (0000-0001-7906-6691, University of California San Diego) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-9522 • E-ISSN: 2573-9522 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1145/3611656 |
| PMID | 37877076 |
| OpenAlex | W4385877118 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 55 |
Tele-operated collaborative robots are used by many children for academic learning. However, as child-directed play is important for social-emotional learning, it is also important to understand how robots can facilitate play. In this article, we present findings from an analysis of a national, multi-year case study, where we explore how 53 children in grades K–12 ( n = 53) used robots for self-directed play activities. The contributions of this article are as follows. First, we present empirical data on novel play scenarios that remote children created using their tele-operated robots. These play scenarios emerged in five categories of play: physical, verbal, visual, extracurricular, and wished-for play. Second, we identify two unique themes that emerged from the data—robot-mediated play as a foundational support of general friendships and as a foundational support of self-expression and identity. Third, our work found that robot-mediated play provided benefits similar to in-person play. Findings from our work will inform novel robot and HRI design for tele-operated and social robots that facilitate self-directed play. Findings will also inform future interdisciplinary studies on robot-mediated play
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |