(Ambassador Etwinning, Greece) 

Abstract: This paper deals with the topic “social robots and their use in special education and training”. At first, we tried to define the scientific field of social robots and their use as an educational tool. Then we describe the characteristics of social robots and we refer to those robots that are widely used in experimental research for educational purposes in children with special needs or abilities. Finally, through the literature review of the last decade we tried to depict the beneficial and positive results of the use of social robots mainly in the education of children with autism, learning difficulties and disabilities, as well as to depict the future perspectives and expectations that are created.