Robots likely to be used in classrooms as learning tools, not teachers

This is despite research showing that robots

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are much more likely to be used as learning tools than as teachers in a classroom.

The students, on the other hand, were much more enthusiastic about a robot in their classroom, enjoying the human-like interaction.

However, they wanted the robot to adapt its behaviour to their feelings and display a wide range of emotions and expressions. Such fully autonomous behaviour will require further research and development in robotics.

For example, some of the children felt the robot’s voice was unnatural and did not adapt to situations by changing tone or pitch.

https://theconversation.com/robots-likely-to-be-used-in-classrooms-as-learning-tools-not-teachers-66681