- Officials in a Japanese city are banking on robots to boost the confidence of absent pupils.
- The self-propelling robots will connect to pupils at home, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported.
- The plan aims to help home-based pupils feel more included and eventually return to school.
Kumamoto, a city in Southwest Japan, plans to install robots in some of its classrooms to help home-based pupils feel more included and less anxious.
The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported that the initiative was due to involve two meter-high robots, which would be fitted with microphones and a camera to allow for two-way communication. This would allow students to learn from home while still contributing to class discussions.
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