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Easy Interface and Control of Tele-education Robots

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In this paper, we propose a new form of teaching robot system for English classes, which utilizes a tele-operated robot controlled by a teacher from a remote site. By providing a unique operation interface that incorporates non-contact vision recognition technologies, a teacher can easily control the robot from a distance to provide lectures. A robot mechanism with a 3D facial avatar also makes it possible for dynamic behavior and movement controlled from a remote site. Due to the robot’s ability to act in a human-like way, students show great interest and feel at ease learning English from the tele-operated robot. In a field pilot study, elementary students who participated have shown improvements on their standardized tests after the study, which means the tele-operated robot system could contribute effectively to educational systems, particularly in the area of English education.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to John Stalbaum for his help and insightful discussions. This research was performed for the Intelligent Robotics Development Program, one of the 21st Century Frontier R&D Programs funded by the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy of Korea.

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    Sang-Seok Yun, Munsang Kim & Mun-Taek Choi

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Yun, SS., Kim, M. & Choi, MT. Easy Interface and Control of Tele-education Robots. Int J of Soc Robotics 5, 335–343 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-013-0192-0

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