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Social Robots

Episode 143 – Robots for children

Claire Asher 6th February, 2026


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  • fast_forward 00:00:30 – Intro – Welcome
  • fast_forward 00:02:08 – Elmira Yadollahi – How children respond to and interpret robots
  • fast_forward 00:17:36 – Elmira Yadollahi – Improving AI literacy in children and adults
  • fast_forward 00:34:15 – Outro – Thanks for listening

Claire chatted to Elmira Yadollahi from Lancaster University about how children interact with and relate to robots.

Elmira Yadollahi is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lancaster University. She has a joint PhD in robotics and computer science from EPFL in Switzerland and Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Her research tackles explainability in robotics, as well as multimodal perception and explanation methods. Her core expertise is in child–robot interaction, with a focus on expectation management, trust, and AI literacy. She has organised workshops on Explainability in Human-Robot Interaction and the Design and Development of Robots and AI with Children.

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