South Korea Schools Getting Robotic English Teachers (linux, USB, stream)

[Six Foot Three]

Looks like robots are slowly becoming mainstream.

S.Korea schools get robot English teachers - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101228/wl_asia_afp/skoreaphilippinesroboteducationtechnologyoffbeat - broken link)

[etacarinae]

That's what we need here , with the inherent issues our educational system faces. Granted , they most likely would require defense mechanisms for those students who assault staff. I'd imagine teachers without encumberances such as emotion(negative) , stress , and sometimes flawed logic may go a lengthy way in educating not just students , but the scientifically impaired masses. I think they would also inspire multitudes of people to focus on pressing issues , and reduce escapism through use of psychoactive substances as well as illogical religious coping mechanisms.IMO.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by etacarinae

they most likely would require defense mechanisms for those students who assault staff.

Maybe we could arm them with an electro shock defense mechanism (50,000 volts) similar to some auto anti-theft devices that are out there .

[destinedtodave]

Pshh...I'd like to see a robot do a better chicken impression than me.

...or be able to break up a fight.

[D217]

Wooo party time!

[Gantz]

Do those things run on wireless or have any usb ports?

I give it a week before someone installs a Linux on that and makes it play their favorite mp3s in class.

[bugmejohn]

Originally Posted by Gantz

Do those things run on wireless or have any usb ports?

I give it a week before someone installs a Linux on that and makes it play their favorite mp3s in class.

Or reprograms it to give passing grades for the whole class when they don't show up.

[destinedtodave]

Haha knowing Korean kids they'll have it programmed to let them play Starcraft in a matter of days :P

[JordanJP]

****ing Skynet. This is where it begins..