Developing an Integrated system of Robots and Toys with Internet of Things for Children’s Language Development

Abstract

This study aims to create an interactive and immersive language learning environment for children with the support of robots and IoT sensors. In this paper, we first presented our key design principles for a system that integrates robots and IoT sensors into children’s learning of a language while playing. The intergraded system was developed following the procedure of requirement analysis, prototyping and system testing and evaluation. Following the identification of learning needs and system requirements, a prototype of the system was built and evaluated using the cognitive walkthrough method. Although some usability issues were reported by the participants, the overall results confirm that learning tasks were successfully completed using this integrated system, and it is an easy-to-use system in that non-technical professionals were able to design scripts to control the robot and the IoT sensors.