Technology News And Updates

It will be interesting to know that in South Korea nearly 30 football shaped robot begin to teach English at primary levels. This robot is introduced by English teachers in Philippines under the name ‘Engkey’. This robot-teacher is only 3.3 ft in height and has a TV panel which exhibits the face of a female Caucasian, when giving lecture to the students. It may be easily wheel around the classroom. For producing a charm and interest the robot-teacher may read books and dance on any tune. It has such nice mechanism that may move his hands and arms perfectly. But don’t think these robot- teachers are working independently; they are operated by English teachers sitting in Philippines. Through a remote control system these teachers can see and hear the children and advice them from the robot-teacher. Cameras fitted in Philippines may reflect the face of the teacher through the face of robot.

This robot-teacher will not teach as a real teacher in class, but deliver his lecture after regular classes in 21 schools, in the city of Daegu which is situated in south-eastern side. They are well educated and are cheaper than the human teachers all over the South Korea. This robot-teacher not only gives lectures and read books but may sing song with the help of pre-programmed software. For making fun and frolic they may play alphabet games with the children of class.

Kim Mi-Young, the educational official comments: “This robot is an interesting moving objects for the students, they smile when they see their robot-teacher. We can say that the students love their teacher. Adults are also taking interest in it because to talk with a robot is very easy rather than to talk with a real person.”

Ms Mi-Young and English teacher says: “The scientists are still testing and modifying this robot-teacher. We hope that the robot-teachers will be upgraded and easy to handle. When the robots move in the classroom, the students become active and take interest in their lessons. Especially the students who are more shy than the other classmates, and have a hesitation to talk with human teachers, talk with this robot-teacher without hesitation.

She emphasizes the robot-teacher whose price will be £5,600 each, and will be able to give a full support to the teachers and will make their appearance valuable, but may not take the place of the real teacher.” It is said that the government is sponsoring a four-month pilot program and will invest £900,000.

A senior teacher Mr. Seong-Dae said in this regard: “Being a robot and made of alloy they would not take sick leaves and shall not complain about their ill health. They don’t ask for severance package, even they will be free from all the worries and will not ask to go for a better opportunity to go to Japan. All they need is to repair them, provide them maintenance and upgrade them from time to time.”

Robots are machines that help machines do their work. Robots sense through vision, sound, and the behavior of the man being, and participate in decision making. But they can do all those things only if a human being programs them to do so. They cannot sense or make judgment in a non-programmed situation. And they must be connected to some kind of power source.

This was the first generation robot, in the second generation scientists design it for hospitals, so that they may help doctors and surgeons. Recently in Moscow the surgeons took it to the operation room, where a master robot operated a patient and bring out a stone from his liver.

The robot did not use his knife and cut the defected parts of the body, but only made two holes in the stomach. From these holes it sucked out the stone. This master robot was perfectly programmed and was able to move all around it (at 360 degrees). The patient who was operated recovered rapidly, and walk to and fro in the hospital corridor the second day. Astonishingly he was in no need of medicines the third day.

The head of the surgery department Dr. Andaray Fatanove told the news paper reporters that the operation with the help of a robot is a successful experiment. Surely in future we will take his help in complicated surgeries. This revolutionary step will make a big turn in the history of surgery, where   patients will recover in no time.

The time rolled on and the scientist and researchers made a robot for the third generation. This robot is kind, jolly, and hospitable. He is just like a man in shape, so you could allow him to enter in your house. In your sorrowful moments he tells you laughable jokes and gives you high entertainments. So go to market, buy one and have a good companion.