Technical difficulties were the most frequently reported implementation limitation, mentioned in ten of the thirteen studies¶
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q2 i? Ten of the thirteen studies (76.9%) reported technical issues related to voice recognition, connection stability or robot programming, the most frequently reported limitation category. → Martinez-Roig 2026
Evidence¶
Martinez-Roig 2026¶
Martinez-Roig, R., Aragonés-González, M., & Cazorla, M. (2026). Exploring the implementation of the Pepper social robot in formal education: a scoping review. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 15, 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44322-026-00072-1
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Review synthesis of implementation issues across the 13 included studies. The review reports that "Ten of the thirteen studies (76.9%)" mention technical issues, citing interruptions in mathematics activities due to imprecise recognition responses and conversational limits affecting interaction fluency.
"Ten of the thirteen studies (76.9%) mention issues related to voice recognition, con - nection stability or robot programming."
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Technical difficulties were the most frequently reported implementation limitation, mentioned in ten of the thirteen studies |
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Technical difficulties were the most frequently reported implementation limitation, mentioned in ten of the thirteen studies |
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