Almost 30 robots have started teaching English to youngsters in a South Korean city, education officials said Tuesday, in a pilot project designed to nurture the nascent robot industry.
The robots, which display an avatar face of a Caucasian woman, are controlled remotely by English teachers in the Philippines -- who can see and hear the children via a remote control system.Cameras detect the Filipino teachers' facial expressions and instantly reflect them on the avatar's face, said Sagong Seong-Dae, a senior scientist at KIST.
"Well-educated, experienced Filipino teachers are far cheaper than their counterparts elsewhere, including South Korea," he said.
For more, see Robot English Teachers Start Work in South Korean Schools December 28, 2010 at FoxNews.com.
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