Finnish educators trial robot teachers

TAMPERE, Finland - The new language teacher at a Finnish primary school has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the Gangnam Style dance.

The teacher's name is Elias, and he is also a robot.

The language-teaching machine comprises a humanoid robot and mobile application, one of four robots in a pilot program at primary schools in the southern city of Tampere.