US EditionStudy: Families Quickly Build a Relationship with Robots
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For a study, families will receive a reading robot in 2021 to help children learn to read. Four years later, it turns out that children and even parents have a bond to the machines.
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In 2021, families were given a reading robot for a study to help children learn to read. Four years later, many have built up an emotional bond.
TORONTO. An inconspicuous reading machine conquers children's hearts – and raises big questions for education. A long-term study of the robot "Luka" shows that machines can trigger emotional bonds reminiscent of pets or friends. Educational research at the same time proves that such bonds are a key to learning success. Could robots play a central role in the classroom soon? Want to learn? Illustration: Shutterstock In a long-term study in Canada…
A cute little robot that helps children learn to read—it's not surprising that children become attached to it. But the fact that it's so bad that it stays in the house forever surprised scientists. Four years ago, Luka came to live with twenty families. The robot in the […] Want to know more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
Pet, little brother, loyal friend: Families can build close relationships with simple robots within a few years.
Luka, the reading robot Dr. Zhao Zhao/University of Guelph/dpa Pet, little brother, or loyal friend: families can build close relationships with even simple robots within just a few years. This is shown by a Canadian study published in the journal "Frontiers in Robotics and AI." A research duo led by Zhao Zhao from the University of Guelph and Rhonda McEwen from the University of Toronto studied 19 families over four years. In 2021, these famili…
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