The RoboTutor: a teaching aid for schools
Themes: Robotics, Software technology & Intelligent systems
Market ready application
A TRL is a measure to indicate the matureness of a developing technology. When an innovative idea is discovered it is often not directly suitable for application. Usually such novel idea is subjected to further experimentation, testing and prototyping before it can be implemented. The image below shows how to read TRL’s to categorise the innovative ideas.
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Why?
Humanoid robots that are able to interact make people familiar with the possibilities and limitations of robots. They offer a more natural, comfortable and flexible way for humans to interact with automated systems.
How?
Unique software equips robots with interactive, cognitive, and affective capabilities. It allows the robots to reason about what happens, make the right decisions, remember things, and understand and respond to natural language phrases.
When?
The research is being commercialised by a spinoff, in the form of developing software modules for developers. Possible applications of humanoid robots are as RoboTutor in classrooms, RoboPresenter at events, and general service provider.
Dr. Koen Hindriks