Edutainment, entertainment, programming instruction, and psychological support are the most prevalent functions of educational social robots¶

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q2 i? Across the 206 cases, the most prevalent functions are edutainment, entertainment, teaching programming skills, and offering psychological support. → Ferrer 2026

Evidence¶

Ferrer 2026¶

Ferrer, I., & Aymerich-Franch, L. (2026). Social robots for education: a global analysis of deployments in real scenarios. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10611-4

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The study's summary of its documentary analysis of 206 deployments states that "the most prevalent functions of these robots are edutainment, entertain- ment, teaching programming skills, and offering psychological support."

"The most prevalent functions of these robots are edutainment, entertain- ment, teaching programming skills, and offering psychological support."

Discussion¶

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