01916nas a2200373 4500008004100000020002200041245005400063210005400117260003200171520077900203653001500982653003200997653003701029653002901066653002301095653001001118653001801128653002801146653002401174653001501198653002601213653001301239653001901252653003301271653001601304653003001320653002701350653001501377100001701392700001701409700001501426700001701441856008401458 2009 eng d a978-1-60558-404-100aSociable robot improves toddler vocabulary skills0 aSociable robot improves toddler vocabulary skills aLa Jolla, CAbIEEEc03/20093 a
We report results of a study in which a low cost sociable robot was immersed at an Early Childhood Education Center for a period of 2 weeks. The study was designed to investigate whether the robot, which operated fully autonomously during the intervention period, could improve target vocabulary skills of 18-24 month of age toddlers. The results showed a 27% improvement in knowledge of the target words taught by the robot when compared to a matched set of control words. The results suggest that sociable robots may be an effective and low cost technology to enrich Early Childhood Education environments.
10aAlgorithms10aautonomously operated robot10aEarly Childhood Education Center10aEducational institutions10aEducational robots10aGames10ahuman factors10aHuman-robot interaction10aintervention period10aPediatrics10aRobot sensing systems10arobotics10asociable robot10asocial aspects of automation10atime 2 week10atoddler vocabulary skills10aUbiquitous computering10aVocabulary1 aMovellan, J.1 aEckhardt, M.1 aVirnes, M.1 aRodriguez, A uhttps://rubi.ucsd.edu/content/sociable-robot-improves-toddler-vocabulary-skills