<h5>At which school is Iris teaching?</h5><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/how-does-artificial-intelligence-work">Artificial intelligence</a> (AI) has been talked about a lot in recent years. It has emerged as a technological trend, influencing many aspects of our lives, including education. Recently, a Kerala school has made learning more fun by using AI. The school has employed a humanoid, or an AI robot, as a teacher.</p><p>The robot teacher, Iris, was unveiled recently at the KTCT Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The institution has collaborated with Makerlabs Edutech Private Limited to develop Iris.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/meet-iris-kerala-s-cool-new-ai-teacher%2FRobot%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=ce2fc9fc-4ec2-4dc8-9489-6da2eeea5a41"><figcaption>Iris in a classroom. Photo by makerlabs_official.</figcaption></figure><h5>What can Iris do?</h5><p>Iris can speak three languages and answer complex questions. The robot acts as an AI voice-controlled assistant, answering user questions, explaining concepts, etc. It also engages people in interactive learning experiences by creating personalised quizzes, interactive activities, etc.</p><p>With its four-wheel base, the robot can effortlessly move around classrooms and engage with students. The robot also has hands, allowing it to pick up objects, show how they work, and participate in hands-on learning activities.</p><p>This robot is an effective teaching tool that employs robotics and AI technology to enable interactive learning. Students can interact with the robot to make their learning experience enjoyable.</p><p>Iris speaks like a female teacher and acts like one in many ways. However, Iris lacks the emotional connection that human teachers have with their students and is unable to recognise them individually.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/meet-iris-kerala-s-cool-new-ai-teacher%2FRobot%203.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=3b32c501-18ee-4c88-ba2f-cdd5603f3b91" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video on Iris. Video by makerlabs_official.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What are the future plans regarding the robot teacher?</h5><p>Following a favourable student response, the school is planning to deploy more such AI teachers in the upcoming academic session.</p><p>So, would you like to have a robot teacher in your school, or are human teachers the best? Tell us in the comments.</p>

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