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Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transformations, Challenges, and Future Directions

● high · 2026-03-05ai-education, ai-literacy, ethics, higher-ed, k-12, stem-education, teacher-role, equity

Synthesis: White & Wu (2026) critically examine the integration of AI and robotics into education, arguing that while transformative potential exists at all levels, effective integration requires sustained investment, coherent policy, rigorous teacher preparation, and ethical practice. The review finds research remains geographically concentrated, methodologically short-term, and insufficiently attentive to equity.

Key Findings

  • Geographically concentrated research: Most AI and robotics education studies come from a small number of countries, limiting generalizability.
  • Methodologically short-term: Few longitudinal studies exist, making it difficult to assess lasting impacts on learning-gains and student outcomes.
  • Equity gap: Insufficient attention to Equity, human-centred design, and social implications of automation in education.
  • Policy gaps: AI education policies lag far behind technological deployment.

    • Implications

    This critique of the AIED research landscape connects to broader AI Governance Education concerns and the institutional readiness challenges identified in the EPIQ-AI framework. The call for teacher preparation aligns with Teacher AI Competency and Faculty Development research, while the equity critique echoes findings in AI Scoring Language Bias Physics.

    Connected Concepts

  • AI Education
  • AI Literacy
  • Ethics
  • Equity
  • Teacher AI Competency
  • AI Governance Education
  • Faculty Development
  • Learning Analytics

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  • Brookings AI Students Report
  • Raza Farooq AIED Review 2020 2025

    • Citation

    White, A. R., & Wu, Z. (2026). Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transformations, Challenges, and Future Directions. EdArXiv. doi:10.35542/osf.io/ebyhj_v1.