SEOUL: Seoul has started using pint-sized robots as teaching aids in kindergartens — a pilot project the city government said would help prepare the next generation for a hi-tech future.
The 'Alpha Mini' is just 24.5 centimeters tall and can dance, lead sing-a-longs, recite stories and even teach kung-fu moves as children mimic its push-ups and one-legged balances.
In this picture taken on November 23, 2021, young students do kung-fu style kicks as they interact with a 24.5 centimetre (9.6 inch) tall Alpha Mini robot who can dance, lead sing-a-longs, recite stories and even teach kung-fu moves as children mimic its push-ups and one-legged balances, in a pilot project being trialled in 300 Seoul pre-schools that typically educate children aged three to six, at the Maru nursery school in Seoul. Seoul has started trialling pint-sized robots as teaching aids in kindergartens -- a pilot project the city government said would help prepare the next generation for a hi-tech future.
Anthony WALLACE / AFP
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