Emily Andreou
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Emily Andreou is a developmental psychologist whose research explores the intersection of early childhood development and human-robot interaction. Her work investigates how pre-schoolers perceive, engage with, and form emotional bonds with social robots, shedding light on the cognitive and social underpinnings of children’s emerging relationships with technology. Her most-cited study, "Pre-schoolers’ Interest and Caring Behaviour Around a Humanoid Robot" (2015, 47 citations), is a foundational contribution to the field, demonstrating that young children not only show sustained interest in humanoid robots but also exhibit caring behaviors—such as gentle touch and verbal comfort—typically reserved for living beings. This finding has significant implications for designing educational and therapeutic robots that can support social-emotional learning in early childhood settings. Andreou’s work bridges developmental science and robotics, offering nuanced insights into how children anthropomorphize machines and what this reveals about their own social cognition. Her research is widely cited in both developmental psychology and human-robot interaction communities, marking her as a key voice in understanding the ethical and developmental dimensions of children’s engagement with artificial agents.
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- 1Pre-schoolers’ Interest and Caring Behaviour Around a Humanoid Robot47 citations · 2015