ELLA: Generative AI-Powered Social Robots for Early Language Development at Home

ArXi:2603.12508v1 Announce Type: cross Early language development shapes children's later literacy and learning, yet many families have limited access to scalable, high-quality at home. Recent advances in generative AI make it possible for social robots to move beyond scripted interactions and engage children in adaptive, conversational activities, but it remains unclear how to design such systems for pre-schoolers and how children engage with them over time in the home.