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Use of Humanoid Robots for Students With Intellectual Disabilities

Use of Humanoid Robots for Students With Intellectual Disabilities

Ayşe Tuna, Emine Ahmetoğlu
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522563617|ISBN10: 152256361X|EISBN13: 9781522563624
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6361-7.ch011
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Tuna, Ayşe, and Emine Ahmetoğlu. "Use of Humanoid Robots for Students With Intellectual Disabilities." Educational Technology and the New World of Persistent Learning, edited by Liston W. Bailey, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 208-228. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6361-7.ch011

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Tuna, A. & Ahmetoğlu, E. (2019). Use of Humanoid Robots for Students With Intellectual Disabilities. In L. Bailey (Ed.), Educational Technology and the New World of Persistent Learning (pp. 208-228). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6361-7.ch011

Chicago

Tuna, Ayşe, and Emine Ahmetoğlu. "Use of Humanoid Robots for Students With Intellectual Disabilities." In Educational Technology and the New World of Persistent Learning, edited by Liston W. Bailey, 208-228. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6361-7.ch011

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Abstract

In parallel with the significant developments in robotics, humanoid robots have become popular recently. It is known that when humanoid robots are used for educational goals, students become more interested in learning activities, develop better situation awareness through exercises and physical activities, and learn more effectively. Therefore, humanoid robots will possibly play a key role in education in the future. Since humanoid robots have enhanced social skills, are able to repeat a particular sequence many times, and provide real-time feedback, they can improve the engagement of students with intellectual disabilities and may find significant acceptance in specific target groups, such as students with autism spectrum disorder. In this chapter, the authors investigate the use of humanoid robots for students with intellectual disabilities and review existing approaches in this domain. In addition, limitations and challenges to the use of humanoid robots for educational goals are discussed. Finally, the authors investigate research challenges in this domain and state future research directions.

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