They look so enthused, don’t they? Especially the three girls in the back that are completely engaged.
I suppose that’s one of the downsides of the new english teaching robot that’s been debuted in Korea: The challenges of disciplining the class besides sharing information:
Almost 30 robots have started teaching English to youngsters in a South Korean city, education officials said Tuesday, in a pilot project designed to nurture the nascent robot industry.Engkey, a white, egg-shaped robot developed by the Korea Institute of Science of Technology (KIST), began taking classes Monday at 21 elementary schools in the southeastern city of Daegu.
The 29 robots, about one metre (3.3 feet) high with a TV display panel for a face, wheeled around the classroom while speaking to the students, reading books to them and dancing to music by moving their head and arms.
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