Mangaluru (Karnataka), Aug. 5 -- Artificial Intelligence has found a new place in the classroom - not on a computer screen, but standing before students, smiling, shaking hands and answering questions in four languages.
At St Teresa's ICSE School in Bendoorwell, Mangaluru, the newest member of the teaching fraternity is **Iris**, an AI-powered humanoid robot that is redefining classroom interaction and offering a glimpse into the future of education.
Dressed in traditional Indian attire, Iris welcomes students with a smile and a playful wink before getting down to business. Whether the question is on algebra, space science, literature or current affairs, the robot responds within seconds in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi or English, depending on t...