A humanoid robot holding a sweater in a bright, modern living room, with a man standing nearby drinking from a cup, and large windows showing greenery outside.

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school. And, yes — this really is a thing.  A Norwegian company is already successful in 17 countries with a small robot that can represent absent pupils in the classroom. DW’s […]

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No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school.

And, yes — this really is a thing. 

A Norwegian company is already successful in 17 countries with a small robot that can represent absent pupils in the classroom. DW’s Lars Bevanger reports from Oslo.

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