World's kids take a shine to Chinese learning tech

Ling Tech's book-reading robot Luka spins big money in early education sector

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 in Las Vegas, an owl-shaped robot named Luka, which was powered by artificial intelligence to read books for children, proved to be popular among the visitors.

HBO even featured it in its TV series Silicon Valley. It invited the robot's developer, a Chinese company called Beijing Ling Technology Co Ltd, to Disney headquarters to highlight the device's features.