Robots for Inclusive Schools

“ Quality Education – Ensure Inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. “ - ONU

Visually impaired children, are increasingly educated in mainstream schools, demanding new types of support, learning experiences, and social activities. Assistive technologies are specifically designed for individual use, which reduces opportunities for classroom participation, peer interaction, and engagement.

This project investigates the use of social robots as a enabler to social engagement between visually impaired and sighted children

Project Details

  • Name: Robots for Inclusive Schools
  • Authors: Isabel Neto, Hugo Nicolau, Ana Paiva, Wafa Johal, Marta Couto, Yuhan Hu, Guy Hoffman, Filipa Correia, Filipa Rocha, Patricia Piedade, Arzu Guneysu, Tiago Guerreiro, Ana Pires, Joao Guerreiro
  • Keywords: inclusion, robots, classroom

Related Publications

""I'm Not Touching You. It's The Robot!": Inclusion Through A Touch-Based Robot Among Mixed-Visual Ability Children (PDF) HRI 2024 | Mar 2024

Neto; Hu; Correia; Rocha; Buckmayer; Nogueira; Hoffman; Nicolau; Paiva (video)

"The Robot Made Us Hear Each Other" Fostering Inclusive Conversations among Mixed-Visual Ability Children HRI 2023 | Mar 2023

Neto, I.; Correia, F.; Rocha, F.; Piedade, P.; Paiva, A.; A.Nicolau,H.; (video)

Touchibo: Multimodal Texture-Changing Robotic Platform for Shared Human Experiences (pdf) UIST 2022 | Out 2022

Hu, Y.; Neto, I.; Ryu, J.; Shtarbanov, A.; Nicolau,H.; Paiva, A.; Hoffman, G. (video)

Community Based Robot Design for Classrooms with Mixed Visual Abilities Children CHI 2021 | May 2021

Neto, Isabel and Nicolau, Hugo and Paiva, Ana

Fostering Inclusive Activities in Mixed-visual Abilities Classrooms using Social Robots HRI 2021 - Companion | Mar 2021

Neto, I.; Nicolau, H.; Paiva, A. (video)

Using tabletop robots to promote inclusive classroom experiences IDC 2020 | June 2020

Neto,I.; Johal,W.; Couto,M.; Nicolau,H.; Paiva,A.; Guneysu,A. (video)

Using Social Robots to Create Inclusive Classroom Experiences for Children with Mixed Visual Abilities ASSETS 20 - DC | Oct. 2020

Neto, Isabel ; Nicolau, Hugo and Paiva, Ana

Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Inclusive Social Robots in Classroom Activities through Participatory Design Activities IDC 20 - Workshop - Planning the World’s Most Inclusive PD Project | Oct. 2020

Neto, Isabel ; Nicolau, Hugo and Paiva, Ana