Descrizione del progetto
Un robot insegna ai bambini la seconda lingua
I bambini di tutto il mondo iniziano a imparare l’inglese come seconda lingua nella scuola primaria, ma è l’età prescolare (1-4 anni) il periodo determinante per l’apprendimento di una seconda lingua. L’apprendimento precoce della seconda lingua nei bambini è efficace se associato all’interazione sociale e alla stimolazione della curiosità. Le soluzioni esistenti sono inefficaci, non validate scientificamente e spesso costose. Il progetto ROBOTOD, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà un robot innovativo, semplice e attraente per il bambino, non dipendente da schermi o dal riconoscimento vocale, economicamente accessibile e convalidato a livello accademico. L’innovazione, dotata di intelligenza artificiale (IA) e sensori, intende sostenere le interazioni fisiche dei bambini e il lavoro di squadra con i genitori, oltre che stimolare la curiosità dei bambini. Il robot si basa sull’esperienza linguistica di Helen Doron.
Obiettivo
Language skills are a top priority for the modern society. Yet English as a second language learning is progressively starting at earlier ages in public schools (e.g. 6-8 years in EU) many children around the world are missing the critical period (1-4 years old), in which a second language can be acquired as a second mother tongue, and starting too late causes failures and frustration to both children & parents. To be effective, early second language learning in toddlers (1-4 years) requires social interaction and curiosity stimulation. Current solutions (mostly non-interactive, screen-based apps.) are: ineffective for toddlers as optimized for school children (>6 years); not academically validated; in most cases unaffordable. Curiosity Robotics (CR) offers a disruptive solution: a plush-like novel robot (RoboTod), simple and appealing to the infant and loaded with AI and sensors, supporting personalization and long-term interactions. RoboTod will support infants’ physical interactions and teamwork with parents, teaching English As A Second Language while simultaneously stimulating child curiosity. RoboTod is optimized for toddlers, not dependent on screens or speech-recognition, cost-effective (4-20 fold cheaper than competitors), and with a rich content academically validated by over 30 years of linguistic experience of Helen Doron (over 1,000 schools and 155,000 students). After fully developed in phase 1-phase 2 projects (2019-2021), RoboTod will first target Europe (>7 million potential users, €0.9 billion market) and then China (€4 billion market) by following a B2B2C strategy, starting in schools of its strategic partner Helen Doron (850 schools in Europe) combined with local partners for distribution, shipping and customer’s support. Robotod´s market launch is foreseen for Q3 2021, achieving 5-year cumulative revenue of €60.1 million, while contributing to the European Council priority of ´enhancing the learning of languages´ across Europe.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitydata protection
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robots
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
- social sciencespsychologypsycholinguistics
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H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
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