<h5>At which school is Iris teaching?</h5><p>People are talking about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/how-does-artificial-intelligence-work">artificial intelligence</a> (AI) a lot these days. It's a new technology that's changing many parts of our lives, including how we learn in school. In Kerala, a school is using AI to make learning more fun. They have a special teacher there, an AI robot named Iris.</p><p>Iris started teaching at KTCT Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The robot has been built in collaboration with Makerlabs Edutech Private Limited.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/meet-iris-kerala-s-cool-new-ai-teacher%2FRobot%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=ce2fc9fc-4ec2-4dc8-9489-6da2eeea5a41"><figcaption>Iris in a classroom. Photo by makerlabs_official.</figcaption></figure><h5>What can Iris do?</h5><p>Iris is a robot that can speak three languages and answer tough questions. It's like a helpful assistant using smart technology to talk to people and explain things. Iris also makes fun quizzes and activities for learning together.</p><p>Iris has four wheels, so it moves easily in classrooms and talks to students. It even has hands to pick up things.</p><p>Iris is a cool teaching tool that uses robotics and smart technology to make learning fun. Even though it talks and acts like a teacher, it doesn't have the same feelings as people. Iris cannot form human connections and does not know each student by name.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/meet-iris-kerala-s-cool-new-ai-teacher%2FRobot%203.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=3b32c501-18ee-4c88-ba2f-cdd5603f3b91" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video on Iris. Video by makerlabs_official.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What are the future plans regarding the robot teacher?</h5><p>Following a positive student reaction, the school plans to use more AI teachers during the upcoming academic session.</p><p>So, do you want a robot teacher in your school, or are human teachers the best? Tell us in the comments.</p>

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