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TitleLANGUAGE TEACHER
EMYS™Section
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eet EMYS™ - the first commercially
available social robot who can teach
foreign language to kids aged 3-7.
EMYS is a friendly robotic head that teaches kids foreign
languages through regular, fun interactions. EMYS
appeals to multiple senses, and uses language children
already known via their favorite cartoons, toys, and
items from their surroundings. He can move, speak,
recognize faces, and express emotions - which fosters
bonding. Through the journey of learning languages,
EMYS can become a part of children’s world, full of
wonder, characters, imagination.
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EMYS™Section
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hy a robot?
Learning processes take time and it’s best for kids
to start early, especially when it comes to language. It’s
optimal for kids to start learning a second language while
they’re still developing their first language. The trouble is,
weekly private lessons are inefficient and expensive, and existing
games and language apps don’t have the engagement factor
that kids need.
Ways of teaching kids must be attractive and engaging to children,
as they need to learn with all of their senses. That’s why EMYS leverages a teaching
method called TPR (Total Physical Response), where kids react
with whole-body actions to commands given by a language instructor.
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roduct features
Language Instruction
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EMYS is currently equipped to teach English-speaking children
Spanish, and Spanish-speaking children English. Additional
language support is in development.
Rewards and Progress
Regular learning makes EMYS grow alongside children. They get
daily rewards and their progress unlocks new games and cartoons.
Vocabulary
Based on a large carefully selected base of words, EMYS’ AI
algorithms are able to provide engaging games and messages
related to the stories that kids love the most.
All Senses
Kids learn with all their senses. They need to feel, hear and touch
physical objects. EMYS provides RFID smart tags sensing system.
The robot can recognize physical objects and transfer them to the
robot application.
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Emotional & Expressive
EMYS’™ unique, mechanoidal shape allows EMYS to avoid the
uncanny valley phenomenon. Three independent discs move
when he speaks, and his eyes effectively express a wide range of
emotions.
Sensitive
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Various touch-points built into the robot mean that you can
pat and tickle him and he reacts to it in a natural way.
Visually Perceptive EMYS
Can detect, recognize, and track a person.
Multimedia Ready
A built-in 6,1” LCD screen mounted in his base showcases
educational content like cartoons and stories.
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TWO ROUND LCD
TOUCH SENSORS
PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
VISION
SIZE: approx. 15” tall, 9” base
RGB CAMERA: integrated in robot nose.
WEIGHT: 9 lbs.
MICROPHONE: one microphone in robot chest
DISPLAYS
SPEAKERS: high quality stereo speakers passive
MAIN: 6,1” HD LCD (mounted
bass radiator in the robot’s base.
in the robot’s base),
POWER:
EYES: two 1,22” colour LCDs.
CONNECTION:
WIRELESS: WiFi and Bluetooth.
HEAD
PITCH DRIVE
Battery onboard (working 2h) and external
RGB CAMERA
TOUCH
SENSORS
HEAD
YAW DRIVE
AC power supply.
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CONTROL PLATFORM
MAIN 6.1”
DISPLAY
CPU: 8-core ARM based,
MAIN ROBOT
CONTROLLER
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OS: Android/Linux.
SENSORS
BATTERY
390
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MATERIAL: ABS plastic
TWO DISC
DRIVES
AUDIO
TOUCH: Five touch sensing points
on the robot’s head and body,
TOUCHLESS: RFID reader (13MHz).
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echnical specification
MOTION
4 DoF (2 - neck, 2 - discs)
DC motors with encoder feedback.
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TWO SPEAKERS
RFID READER BEHIND
THE SCREEN
ompany
Based in Wrocław, Poland, FLASH Robotics is a team of six passionate engineers,
designers and psychologists that create and customize social robots. They have
extensive experience in designing, constructing, and developing software for multiarchitecture robot control systems, mobile platforms, and adapting robots to
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specific applications. As parents themselves, the team wants to see how kids gather
knowledge every day, and prepare them for future challenges so they can be true
citizens of the world.
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KRZYSZTOF KUBASEK
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design specialist.
ROBOTICS
FLASH Robotics Inc.
phone: (+1) 302 294 0790
web: www.flashrobotics.com
e-mail: [email protected]