L2TOR


L2TOR (pronounced ‘el tutor’) is the abbreviation of a research project, called Second Language Tutoring using Social Robots, which was funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme. The project ran from January 1st, 2016 until December 31st, 2018....
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Researchers & Professionals


The L2TOR project addressed the following four objectives: 1- Study the science and technology of social robots for second language tutoring with children in a preschool setting. The outcome of this objective is the demonstration of an embodied digital learning environment...
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General public

Second language learning has become an important element of formal education for many children in Europe and beyond. For some children, the language used at school is a second language (noted as L2), as they speak a different language or dialect at home. This not only holds for immigrant children.... Read more...

Best paper award at HRI 2019

Best paper award at HRI 2019

The paper presenting our large-scale field study has received the prestigious Best Full Paper Award on HRI User Studies at the 14th International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2019). We feel very honoured with this prize, demonstrating a recognition for all our hard work. For the prize-winning paper, follow this link.