Abstract:Collaboration is an important skill for children to learn. In this paper we present a small-scale study exploring how technology can be used to elicit collaboration between children. We developed a prototype of a tablet-based robot ('surfacebot') that tried to perform a specific task, while children acted as tutors by giving feedback on the surfacebot's actions. The surfacebot used the feedback to improve its actions by means of reinforcement learning. A pilot study with an early prototype showed that children… Show more
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