Presentation at Mipro 2025: Exploring Educators’ Motivation and Readiness for AI and Humanoid Robots in Education

At the international conference Mipro 2025, held in Opatija, researchers M. Matus and I. Balaban from the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin (Croatia), presented their paper “Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Humanoid Robots in Education: Educators’ Motivation and Readiness in Croatia.”

The study examined the motivation and willingness of educators to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and humanoid robots in their teaching practices. Based on data collected from 276 educators across primary, secondary, and tertiary education institutions in Croatia—more than 40% of whom were from STEM disciplines—the research applied Latent Class Analysis to identify different educator profiles.

The results revealed six distinct groups of educators regarding the use of AI and five groups concerning the use of humanoid robots. The findings highlighted that motivation plays a key role in determining educators’ readiness to adopt these technologies. Highly motivated educators were significantly more likely to integrate AI and humanoid robots into their teaching, regardless of their prior experience.

The authors concluded that future research should investigate the long-term impact of motivation on the sustainable adoption of AI and humanoid robots, as well as the importance of training and institutional support in shaping educators’ willingness to use innovative technologies in education.