Do children behave differently with a social robot if with peers?

Having robots interact socially with children is an increasingly relevant goal. We conducted a study with 7-8 year-olds looking at how single and pairs of children interacted with an autonomously acting robot in the context of a collaborative game. A preliminary examination of the interactions reveals a notable difference in how the robot is viewed: in one-on-one interactions with a robot, children appear to be more forgiving of failures in robot social contingencies; however, these deficiencies are not tolerated to the same extent in multi-party interactions