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This chapter describes an instance of Cybernics research for supporting human capabilities through the use of technologies. The main object here is childhood education. With increasing demand for a higher quality of childhood education, a new trend of using robotics technology to support childhood education is emerging. In conjunction with a discussion of robot ethics and social acceptance for robots, the new trend will be described.
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Tanaka, F. (2014). Robotics for Supporting Childhood Education. In: Sankai, Y., Suzuki, K., Hasegawa, Y. (eds) Cybernics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54159-2_10
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