The development of ICT technologies has led to the development of various types of robots. Educational robots are the product of advanced technology in the field of education and research on them is promising and epochal. With the exponential development of technology, they are becoming more and more prominent and becoming a promising factor for the future of education.The aim of this work is to meet the development of an educational robot, its application in the field of teaching and its advantages and disadvantages. A short empirical research on the perception of Croatian high school teachers towards the use of educational robots in teaching was conducted in this paper. Data were collected from a survey questionnaire involving 154 high school teachers. The research results allow a better insight into teachers' perception of the introduction of robots into the class and possible factors that prevent their use. The result obtained may be helpful to all who will conduct similar studies in the future