Tyler Moroso

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Papers

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Total Citations

90

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About

Tyler Moroso is a leading researcher at the intersection of child development, creativity, and human-robot interaction. Their work investigates how social robots can serve as educational partners to foster creative thinking in young children, addressing a critical developmental window where standardized measures show a natural decline in creativity as children enter elementary school. In their most cited work, "Can Children Learn Creativity from a Social Robot?" (2019, 90 citations), Moroso demonstrated that a robotic peer can effectively help 6–10-year-old children think more creatively, offering a novel intervention to support cognitive growth during this formative period. This research bridges robotics, psychology, and education, providing both theoretical insights and practical tools for enhancing learning outcomes. Moroso’s contributions have shaped how we understand the role of embodied, interactive technologies in nurturing human potential, making their work essential reading for students and researchers interested in developmental robotics, creative cognition, and the design of socially intelligent learning systems.

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90
Total Citations
90
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Can Children Learn Creativity from a Social Robot?
90 citations · 2019
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2019 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 2
🏛 Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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