Multilingual robot tutor debuts in KwaZulu-Natal

Multilingual robot tutor debuts in KwaZulu-Natal

Thando Gumede stands next to her robot tutor invention, Iris. As the topic of linguistic diversity in teaching becomes hotly debated, a local innovator has developed a robot tutor that can “master” subjects in 11 of the country’s official languages. Iris, as the robot is known, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot tutor that aims…

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Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu. Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating…

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