ABSTRACT
Attitudes are broadly defined as positive or negative evaluations of any kind of object. Thus, naturally, robots, too can be deemed objects that elicit positive, negative, or even ambivalent evaluations in potential end users. Clearly, even the most sophisticated and technologically advanced robots would be useless in an industry, in people's homes or in the classroom environment, if potential end users would not be willing to use them. Despite the vast amount of research on educational robots and their use, fewer researchers have actually examined potential user attitudes in large-scale surveys with most efforts restricted to interviews with a select group of users in focus group type settings. An overview of the research presented indicates that a certain disparity in views amongst teachers and students emerges when it comes to educational robots. The primary worries that most prominently affect personal and professional outcomes of teachers themselves revolve around job replacement and job loss.
