2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022 The project focuses on identifying how causal explanation can influence trust in an educational robotic platform, the Kaspar robot.
The robot has been used as a tool for Autism education for more than a decade. Children with autism struggle with the concept of causality particularly in the context of social interaction with others.
We hypothesise that a robot’s ability to explain its educational actions would make it a more trustworthy educational tool, for the pupils, their parents and their teachers. This may in turn make the robot-mediation more successful.
Listen to a project overview in this interview with lead contact, Farshid Amirabdollahian.
Kaspar the social robot is returning to school to meet students with autism
Professor of Human-Robot Interaction, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire
Senior Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire
Robot House Manager/Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire
University of Hertfordshire
Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire
Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire
Verification Node, King’s College London
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Reader/TAS Hub Co-Investigator, King’s College London
