Can You Dance? A Study of Child–Robot Interaction and Emotional Response Using the NAO Robot
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vid Podpečan (0000-0002-7314-4529, Slovenia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 85-85 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2414-4088 • E-ISSN: 2414-4088 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/mti7090085 |
| OpenAlex | W4386286228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
This retrospective study presents and summarizes our long-term efforts in the popularization of robotics, engineering, and artificial intelligence (STEM) using the NAO humanoid robot. By a conservative estimate, over a span of 8 years, we engaged at least a couple of thousand participants: approximately 70% were preschool children, 15% were elementary school students, and 15% were teenagers and adults. We describe several robot applications that were developed specifically for this task and assess their qualitative performance outside a controlled research setting, catering to various demographics, including those with special needs (ASD, ADHD). Five groups of applications are presented: (1) motor development activities and games, (2) children’s games, (3) theatrical performances, (4) artificial intelligence applications, and (5) data harvesting applications. Different cases of human–robot interactions are considered and evaluated according to our experience, and we discuss their weak points and potential improvements. We examine the response of the audience when confronted with a humanoid robot featuring intelligent behavior, such as conversational intelligence and emotion recognition. We consider the importance of the robot’s physical appearance, the emotional dynamics of human–robot engagement across age groups, the relevance of non-verbal cues, and analyze drawings crafted by preschool children both before and after their interaction with the NAO robot
Cognitive psychology · Dance · Developmental psychology · Emotional intelligence · Human–computer interaction · Human–robot interaction · Humanoid robot · Relevance (law · Robot · Robotics · Task (project management · Visual arts · AI in Service Interactions · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |