The use of robots in early education: A scenario based on ethical consideration
Abstract
In this position paper, we will raise some critical issues on applying robotics technologies into the educational environment. The series of discussions are based on our previous study on toddlers - robots interaction at a nursery school. In reaction to the notice warning of its potential risk, we will present a scenario in which robots are employed with less ethical concern and more educational contribution.
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Children who took on the role of teaching the robot gained confidence and improved learning outcomes.
“and Tanaka and Kimura [72] found that children who took on the role of teaching the robot gained confidence and improved learning outcomes.”
From SET-PAiREd: Designing for Parental Involvement in Learning with an AI-Assisted Educational Robot (2025) · cites this paper as [72]
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- Authors
- Tanaka, F., & Kimura, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- ORCID
- Tanaka, Fumihide
- Venue
- RO-MAN 2009 - The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2009-09
- Pages
- 558-560
- ISSN
- 1944-9437 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2122722460
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.75
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE RO-MAN (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Keywords
- educational robots, early childhood education, ethical considerations, human-robot interaction, toddlers, nursery schools
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