Melissa Skweres
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4
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58
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About
Melissa Skweres is a leading researcher at the intersection of educational robotics, special education, and human-computer interaction. Her work focuses on leveraging tangible, haptic-enabled robots to support children with attention and visuomotor coordination difficulties in learning cursive handwriting—a domain where traditional methods often fall short. Her most impactful study (34 citations) demonstrates how interactive robots can scaffold fine motor skills and visual perception, offering a novel, engaging pathway for special education. Beyond individual interventions, Skweres is deeply invested in scaling educational robotics through teacher communities. Her research on Roteco, the Swiss robotic teacher community (16 citations), explores how to empower educators to integrate robotics and STEAM into curricula, addressing the critical gap between technological potential and classroom practice. She has also pioneered a handwriting programming language for educational robots, bridging literacy and coding. By combining rigorous iterative design with real-world teacher perspectives, Skweres’ work not only advances assistive technology but also builds the infrastructure for sustainable, inclusive robotics education across Switzerland and beyond.
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- 4Exploring a Handwriting Programming Language for Educational Robots2 citations · 2021