“It can also make up for the shortage of English teachers in public schools in Asia.” South Korean but China - based tech start - up AKA has launched a small talking robot called Musio that can identify individual users and objects , and have emotionally charged conversations that are informed by previous interactions . Musio was developed as a tool to help children learn to speak English , and is already available in China for about $ 900 . It can be used as a language tutor to help people learn English at home and AKA has also reached an agreement with the government to deploy it in schools .
South Korean but China - based tech start - up AKA has launched a small talking robot called Musio that can identify individual users and objects , and have emotionally charged conversations that are informed by previous interactions . Musio was developed as a tool to help children learn to speak English , and is already available in China for about $ 900 . It can be used as a language tutor to help people learn English at home and AKA has also reached an agreement with the government to deploy it in schools .