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Deploying Robots to Assist Students is Emerging as a Key Trend to Boost the Global Educational Robots Market Through 2020, Reports TechnavioTechnavio's latest report on the global educational robots market provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016-2020. Technavio defines an emerging trend as a factor that has the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline. The top four emerging trends driving the global educational robots market according to Technavio industrial automation research analysts are:
Robot teachers in classroom Majority of the educational institutes experience a lack of required educational qualifications among teachers which has prompted many countries worldwide to invest in the education sector to strengthen the current infrastructure and meet the demand for hi-tech institutions. As teachers are also not unable to deliver lectures continuously or provide solutions in a limited time, educational institutes are deploying robots to assist students in learning. EngKey is a robot that teaches English. It is deployed in the coastal city of Masan in South Korea, which is one of the early adopters of robot-learning. The first initiative was a part of a pilot program launched by the South Korean government in two elementary schools. At present, the government is initiating plans to expand its robot learning program that serves a variety of educational purposes. By the end of 2016, the South Korean government is expected to deploy more than 2,000 robot teachers in several elementary schools in the country. Gamification in learning Gamification involves various principles of theory of gaming applications that enable individuals to learn through practical experience. Companies are developing various gaming robots and learning content to leverage the learning process. Several providers offer educational robots that enable video learning to engage students. With the emergence of web resources and bandwidth utilization, the cost of video production nd promotion has become low. "The learning processes through robot-based video learning games have increased the interest of educational institutions in interactive learning methods. These advances in learning technologies are expected to fuel the growth of the global educational robots market in the coming years," says Bharath Kanniappan, a lead analyst at Technavio for research on robotics. Rise in investment through VCs Consumers have shown sustained interests in connected toys for kids in the recent years. Toy connectivity has become a fundamental feature of play, which is prompting new robotics technology start-ups to enter the USD 80-billion toy industry. They are challenging the established toy vendors by using advanced digital technologies to create better connected-toy play experiences. The connected toys include smartphone-controlled robots, programmable educational robots, and toys-to-life (whereby a physical figurine becomes a virtual character inside a video game). Several venture capitalists (VCs) have invested approximately USD 310 million in connected toy start-ups with more than one-third of the share coming in 2015 to support these growing start-ups. Development of educational robots with high artificial intelligence (AI) High R&D investments in robotics have led to the development of robotics with AI. Manufacturers are developing humanoid robots with advanced technologies that can connect to humans. Voice recognition and proprietary algorithms that can detect human emotions from expression are also incorporated in robots. "These algorithms enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error methods, and closely approximate the way humans learn. The robots can understand phrases, sentences, and simple commands. They respond to preset commands as well as learn and adapt to responses as required," explains Bharath. In 2015, Softbank (News - Alert), a Japan-based multinational telecommunication and Internet company, started selling the emotion-sensing robot Pepper, with 1,000 robots sold for USD 1,600 each within a minute of launch. This robot can read a person's emotions, and portrays emotions of its own. It also displays complex emotions such as being at ease around people it knows, happy when praised, and scared when the lights go down. This interactive robot is designed to help people grow, enhance their lives, facilitate relationships, and entertain users. Browse Related Reports:
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