Marina Fridin
Papers
7
Total Citations
780
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7
About
Marina Fridin is a pioneering researcher in socially assistive robotics, with a focus on early childhood education and pediatric rehabilitation. Her work centers on developing and evaluating humanoid robots as interactive tools for learning and therapy. Fridin’s major contributions include the creation of the Kindergarten Social Assistive Robot (KindSAR), which she demonstrated can enhance geometric thinking and metacognitive development in preschoolers. Her highly cited 2013 study on storytelling robots showed how these agents can serve as constructive learning tools, garnering 244 citations. She also conducted pivotal research on teacher acceptance of such technology (180 citations) and compared the effectiveness of embodied robots versus virtual agents for motor tasks (67 citations), confirming the superiority of physical robots in engaging children. Beyond education, Fridin extended her work to rehabilitation with the RAC CP Fun system, applying motor learning principles to assist children with cerebral palsy (47 citations). Her studies on ethical considerations (78 citations) further underscore her thoughtful approach to integrating robots into sensitive human environments. With over 780 cumulative citations, Fridin’s research has laid a foundational framework for the use of assistive robotics in developmental and therapeutic contexts.
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- 4Kindergarten social assistive robot: First meeting and ethical issues78 citations · 2013
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- 7Robotics Agent Coacher for CP motor Function (RAC CP Fun)47 citations · 2014