Robots can be effective in teaching a narrow range of subjects , such as vocabulary and prime ##val , but they can not fully replace teachers , according to a study by mark Belpaeme , professor of robotics at the University of Plymouth . Speech recognition technology is not yet good enough to understand young children , while ethical issues remain . Robots are likely to feature in future classrooms as an assistant to a human teacher , the study teacher .
Robots can be effective in teaching a narrow range of subjects, such as vocabulary and prime numbers, but they cannot fully replace teachers, according to a study by Tony Belpaeme, professor of robotics at the University of Plymouth. Speech recognition technology is not yet good enough to understand young children, while ethical issues remain. Robots are likely to feature in future classrooms as an assistant to a human teacher, the study concludes.