Design a partner robot with emotions in the mixed reality learning environment

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a partner robot with emotions in the mixed reality learning environment. The learning environment is designed into a task-based scenario. Students can acquire knowledge by interacting with the robot which has emotions and responses. Referring to the experiment, we found the robot played an essential role engaging students. Students showed their strong preference learning with the robot and their motivation, involvement, pleasure, and learning effectiveness also increase in the learning process. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.