Abstract

Rapid developments in the field of artificial intelligence have enabled robots, which have great potential to be used as educational technology, to become an important component in learning processes. In order to provide a better understanding of this development and to reveal trends, we present a review of the use of robots in education. In this context, 1061 articles were analyzed in Wos and Scopus databases with keywords such as social, humanoid robot. The data were merged with the R Studio program and analyzed through the bibliometrix package. The findings show that the use of robots in education has increased significantly in recent years, concepts such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and human-robot interaction have come to the forefront, and the use of artificial intelligence-supported robots in education has increased. This situation has both enriched the learning experiences of students and led researchers to conduct more studies in this field.

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