AI teacher came to teach class for the first time in Kerala, children said – Hello Iris ma’am
With the arrival of AI teacher, Iris, in a school in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, it is being considered a revolutionary step in the field of education. Developed in collaboration with MakerLabs edutech company, Iris is the first humanoid robot teacher in the state and possibly the entire country. This innovation comes from KTCT Higher Secondary School, which is an initiative of Kaduvayil Thangal Charitable Trust. Iris is part of the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) project, a 2021 NITI Aayog initiative designed to promote extracurricular activities in schools.
The country’s first AI teacher will teach in this school in Kerala
The capabilities of this multilingual AI teacher can be seen in a video shared by MakerLabs on Instagram. Iris can answer complex questions across a variety of topics, provide personal voice assistance, and facilitate interactive learning experiences. Iris is also equipped with wheels. This is part of ATL (Atal Tinkering Lab), a scheme of the Government of India, whose objective is to increase the activity of children in schools. Iris can speak in three languages and can also answer difficult questions.
Country’s first AI robot teacher
Captioning the post, it is written, ‘Being at the forefront of innovation, MakerLabs Edutech is proud to present its latest creation ‘Iris – AI Teacher Robot’, which is set to redefine the way learning happens. . Iris symbolizes our commitment to breaking boundaries while instilling confidence in even more groundbreaking innovations to come. Iris is a combination of ‘robotics and generative AI’. The robot has an Intel processor and a co-processor which will handle many types of commands.
