Papers
19
Total Citations
670
H-Index
12
About
Wolmet Barendregt is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, educational technology, and child-computer interaction, whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of how robots can serve as tutors and teaching assistants in classroom environments. Her research portfolio spans the design, evaluation, and ethical implications of empathic robotic tutors, with a particular focus on how children and teachers perceive and engage with these technologies. Barendregt's most influential contribution — her 2016 examination of ethical tensions surrounding classroom robots, cited 156 times — reflects her commitment to ensuring that technological innovation is grounded in real-world educational and societal concerns. Her sustained investigation into empathic robotic tutors, explored across multiple studies from 2013 onward, has advanced the field's understanding of how socio-emotional dimensions of teaching can be modeled in artificial systems. Notably, she has championed participatory design approaches, actively involving children and teachers in shaping robotic systems rather than imposing top-down solutions. With a body of work accumulating hundreds of citations, Barendregt stands as a critical voice bridging technology development with pedagogical practice, ethical responsibility, and user-centered design in educational robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1The case of classroom robots: teachers’ deliberations on the ethical tensions156 citations · 2016
- 2Robots Tutoring Children81 citations · 2016
- 3Towards Empathic Virtual and Robotic Tutors79 citations · 2013
- 4Teachers' views on the use of empathic robotic tutors in the classroom71 citations · 2014
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