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EMYS

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EMYS is a friendly robot head designed to teach kids foreign languages in a fun, interactive way. It can move, speak, and uses its expressive face to display different emotions and connect with users.

Creator
EMYS Inc.
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2018
Type
Consumer, Education
Creator
EMYS Inc.
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2018
Type
Consumer, Education

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Did You Know?

One of the first prototypes fell of a table during testing with a group of kids, breaking part of the head. Fortunately, the kids and their teacher were able to fix it using a Band-Aid.
Nearly 1000 kids have interacted with EMYS during tests and demos at schools.
Tests showed that EMYS can teach kids approximately 30 new words per month.
EMYS relies on a language teaching method called TPR (Total Physical Response), with kids using whole-body actions to improve learning.

Specs

FEATURES
Designed for kids ages 3-9. Speech synthesis and recognition. LCD display on its base.
HEIGHT
38 cm | 15 in
LENGTH
23 cm | 9 in
WIDTH
23 cm | 9 in
WEIGHT
4 kg | 8.8 lb
SPEED
N/A km/h | N/A mph

SENSORS
Touch sensors, RGB camera, microphone, RFID reader
ACTUATORS
Four DC motors with encoder feedback
POWER
Battery, 2 hours of operation; external AC power adapter
COMPUTING
ARM Cortex A53, ARM Cortex M4. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
SOFTWARE
Linux, Free RTOS
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
4 (Neck: 2 DoF; Head discs: 2 DoF)
MATERIALS
ABS plastic
COST
$800 (consumer edition) $1500 (school edition)
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
https://emys.co