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Robot teachers: The very idea!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Amanda Sharkey
Amanda Sharkey*
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Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DP, United Kingdom. a.sharkey@sheffield.ac.uk https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/dcs/people/academics/amandasharkey
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Abstract

Insufficient attention has been paid to the use of robots in classrooms. Robot “teachers” are being developed, but because Kline ignores such technological developments, it is not clear how they would fit within her framework. It is argued here that robots are not capable of teaching in any meaningful sense, and should be deployed only as educational tools.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e65
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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