An in-depth analysis of humanoid robotics in higher education system

• Published in: Education and information technologies Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 185 - 217
• Main Authors: Okagbue, Ekene Francis, Muhideen, Sayibu, Anulika, Abazie Genevive, Nchekwubemchukwu, Ilokanulo Samuel, Chinemerem, Onwubuya Gift, Tsakuwa, Mustapha Bala, Achaa, Lydia Osarfo, Adarkwah, Michael Agyemang, Funmi, Komolafe Blessing, Nneoma, Nweze Chiamaka, Mwase, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; Educational Technology; Higher education; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Robotics; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Bibliometric Analysis; Higher Education; Humanoid Robotics; Systematic Review
• ISSN: 1360-2357; 1573-7608
• DOI: 10.1007/s10639-023-12263-w

Humanoid robotics (HR) studies around the world are on the rise today. As a result of its enormous contributions to enhancing productivity and efficiency in education and other spheres of life brought the attention of it to the academic community to consider it as an adequate learning tool in higher education. However, the study revealed that African society and higher education have a limited understanding of humanoid robots. In order to track the trends of humanoid robotics (HR) in higher education, a systematic review and a few crucial bibliometrics elements approach were adopted, and the published documents from the Web of Science and Scopus databases from 2000–2022 were used in the analysis. HR publications in higher education within this period revealed that Japan, the USA, and China are the leading countries in the application of humanoid robots both in the industrial and educational sectors. Furthermore, HR is a new phenomenon in the African educational community, and South Africa remains the singular African nation that has worked in this domain by collaborating with other developed countries. This current research discovered the inexistence of HR in the African educational environment and therefore suggests that African educational policymakers and education curriculum developers should endeavor to implement educational policies that will support the institutionalization of HR in the teaching and learning activities in African higher education.