World’s first ever robot admitted to school in Japan

This week, talking humanoid robot Pepper was officially admitted in the school in the Japanese city of Waseda in Fukushima Prefecture, Israel Today reports, citing the Russian news agency TASS.

The publication notes that this is the first in the world when the robot will learn together with children.

On this occasion the school arranged a ceremony at which students called for maximum use of the unique chance of communicating with the robot, as it will be useful for them in the hereafter. Pepper himself said: “I never thought that I will be accepted into a human school.” The robot promised to “try my best”.

Pepper is able to speak not only Japanese but also English. Therefore, it is mostly used in English classes. But the school said that the robot can visit and other activities. Teachers expect that learning with the robot will stimulate the desire of students to new knowledge.