2. AI Robot Teachers
Assignment One, Research
“Will this new ‘socially assistive robot’ from
MIT Media Lab (or its progeny) replace
teachers?”
https://www.kurzweilai.net/will-this-new-socially-assistive-robot-from-mit-media-lab-or-its-progeny-replace-teachers
Daniel Toogood
3. AI Robot Teachers
Assignment One, Research
-Studying social cues helped developers
design a robot that could understand and
mimic social cues towards children
https://www.questionpro.com/blog/collecting-
data-in-rural-communities/
Daniel Toogood
4. AI Robot Teachers
Assignment One, Research
“…developed a powerful new ‘socially
assistive’ robot called Tega that senses the
affective (emotional/feeling) state of a
learner…”
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=U4srV1Icnb0
Daniel Toogood
5. AI Robot Teachers
Assignment One, Research
“This impressive research raises troubling
questions about possible future effects on
children…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1
GCjggflEU
Daniel Toogood
6. Assignment One, Future Product or Service
AI Robot Teachers
AI Robot Teachers
-Understands social cues
-Gives positive reinforcement
-Potentially harmful to children…
Daniel Toogood