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Are Social Robots Effective in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety?

Are Social Robots Effective in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety?

Last month, the University of Waterloo (Samira Rasouli, Garima Gupta, Elizabeth Nilsen & Kerstin Dautenhahn) published a paper on the effectiveness of social robots for clinicians and patients in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety. They used MiRo and a range of social robots in their study.

In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

With the need for blended learning - the combination of online and on-site learning being at the top of the agenda for education in 2021; this video shares how the University of Sheffield have started to apply the blended learning approach to their courses.

The winner and finalists that trained MiRo to help people

The winner and finalists that trained MiRo to help people

During the month of September and October, we received coding programs from budding coders from all over the world!

Winners of Innovate UK's Covid-19 Rapid Response Competition

Winners of Innovate UK's Covid-19 Rapid Response Competition

In April 2020, the UK government announced that UK businesses could apply for a share of up to £40 million to respond to new and urgent needs in UK and global communities during and following the Covid-19 pandemic.

3 Steps to Teach Coding with MiRo

3 Steps to Teach Coding with MiRo

Product Director Izzy Barnes explains in 3 easy steps how teachers can use MiRo to teach coding in a fun and engaging away to students wherever they are in the world. Keep reading to learn how MiRo can be used to ignite the imaginations of restless students at home to get them excited about coding and appreciate the many doors that it can open for them.

3 Uses for this Friendly Little Robot

3 Uses for this Friendly Little Robot

Michael Szollosy, Research Fellow at Sheffield Robotics and a regular MiRo user has been developing his research on the cultural perceptions and impacts of robots. Here, he speaks about why he thinks MiRo is a unique robotic platform.

The Science of Creativity

The Science of Creativity

STEM is a creative subject. I strongly believe that is true and that there is an important place for pupils with a creative mindset in STEM learning. There is clear evidence that leading scientists like successful artists, need to be imaginative…..

Your invitation to the MiRo Developer Workshop and more!

Your invitation to the MiRo Developer Workshop and more!

With researchers and developers using MiRo all over the world, we realised it was time to gather everyone together into a room to unlock the many uses of MiRo-E, the third generation MiRo launched in January 2019! Whether you’re new to MiRo or a seasoned developer, you’ll find this one-stop shop useful and fun. What’s more, you’ll also get to enjoy a beverage or three with the MiRo community.