Robots appeared in kindergartens in South Korea so that children get used to them from birth

In Seoul, tests of robots have begun as part of a pilot project that, according to the city government,

will help prepare the next generation for a high-tech future.

We believe this experience will have a profound effect on the attitudes of children in adolescence and adulthood.

Agence France-Presse Han Dong, Child Care Officer of the Seoul Government.

We are talking about Alpha Mini robots - this is part of a pilot training program in 300 children's centers in the capital of South Korea. Alpha Mini has a height of 24.5 cm.

The robot can dance, sing songs, tell storieshistory and even teach kung fu moves. Children repeat push-ups and movements after the robot. Also Alpha Mini changes its facial expression, winks and takes photos. 

Robots work in kindergartens and childcare centers, with the government recommending the program for children ages three to five.

Alpha Mini has become part of the daily schedule of children at Maru kindergarten:

When I tell him to sing, he sings. I tell him to dance and we dance together.

Lee Ga-yoon, a five-year-old boy from a kindergarten in Seoul

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