TY - GEN
T1 - Educational Robotics for Emotional Health and School in the Hospital
AU - Wei, Haolin
AU - Chew, Esyin
AU - Chidgey, Barbara
AU - Yang, Jiaji
AU - Liu, Jinyu
AU - Kamar, Azanna Ahmad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 IEEE.
PY - 2026/7/2
Y1 - 2026/7/2
N2 - This research investigates the application of bio-inspired and humanoid robots in educational settings. Robots are soon to be piloted by Daring to Dream, the Welsh charity supporting the emotional health of the 1.2 million adults in Wales living with illness and the School in the Hospital at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre to support the emotional well-being of patients and underprivileged students. Initial findings show that robotic cats, dogs, pandas, and humanoid robots positively impact emotional health by giving companionship and enthusiasm and reducing anxiety. These implementations align with the growing need for AI and robotics in education, responding to calls from organisations like UNESCO and the Welsh government for education equality. This research highlights improvements to educational experiences and suggests future work focused on detailed data collection and framework development to enable wider implementation and validation.
AB - This research investigates the application of bio-inspired and humanoid robots in educational settings. Robots are soon to be piloted by Daring to Dream, the Welsh charity supporting the emotional health of the 1.2 million adults in Wales living with illness and the School in the Hospital at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre to support the emotional well-being of patients and underprivileged students. Initial findings show that robotic cats, dogs, pandas, and humanoid robots positively impact emotional health by giving companionship and enthusiasm and reducing anxiety. These implementations align with the growing need for AI and robotics in education, responding to calls from organisations like UNESCO and the Welsh government for education equality. This research highlights improvements to educational experiences and suggests future work focused on detailed data collection and framework development to enable wider implementation and validation.
KW - Artificial Intelligence
KW - Educational Robotics
KW - Emotional Health
KW - Humanoid Robotics
KW - School Education
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105044694774
U2 - 10.1109/ITHET69978.2026.11585064
DO - 10.1109/ITHET69978.2026.11585064
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105044694774
T3 - 2026 22nd International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2026
BT - 2026 22nd International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2026
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2026
Y2 - 20 May 2026 through 22 May 2026
ER -