During the lockdowns in the pandemic, many parents wished that their little ones had some companion, and better yet a teacher at home. Roybi Robot is a smart toy and tutor for children from the age of 3 to 7. Connected to the Internet, it can play songs, tell stories, and play lessons. The educational content covers 70 subject categories in language, science, math, technology and so on. A major purpose of the toy is to facilitate learning at a child’s own pace and focus. The robot recognizes a child’s speech and even emotions through facial expression detection. With machine learning, the lessons are adjusted based on a child’s learning style and preferences. A mobile app is used to track and manage the lessons and progress of the learning. For example, the robot teaches children to say sentences and then records pronunciation scores. The parents can use the app to replay the child’s favorite lessons and stories. The education robot is making learning more personalized, trackable and fun.
Summary
Purpose
Deliver early childhood education at home
Idea
Have an Internet-connected device to deliver educational content
Further Possibilities
1. Use the data collected from Roybi to study early childhood learning
2. Develop a robot that connects the users
3. Have a robot detect customer emotion in stores
4. Use Google Translate in the education tool
5. Develop AR education tools
Questions
1. What might be all the things that can be personalized by AI?
2. What might be all the scenarios where emotion/facial expression detection is critical?
3. How do we measure the success of personalized education?
