Turkey's first humanoid artificial intelligence robot, Ada, has started teaching.

The first humanoid artificial intelligence robot of Turkey, Ada, has started teaching. Ada Teacher, who gives lessons to course students in Balıkesir, has made history as the first AI humanoid educator. Ada Teacher, who students compete to ask questions, serves as a guide for parents and a consultant for students.

BELL RINGS FOR ADA

As artificial intelligence and humanoid robot technology rapidly develop in today's world, an educational institution in Balıkesir that prepares its students for university entrance exams has started teaching with the first humanoid robot integrated with artificial intelligence. The robot named 'Ada' serves as a teaching assistant in classes, answering students' questions and providing a kind of consultancy service to parents by extracting and analyzing their children's exam statistics. The founder of the course, Murat Erkol, stated that they started employing Robot Ada to benefit from its abilities in exam motivation, student development, and quick problem-solving, and that he himself is involved with the children as an assistant educator throughout the day.

SPEAKS 5 LANGUAGES

For the first time, artificial intelligence and humanoid robot technology have become a part of daily life in the field of education. The Vip Special Education Course in Balıkesir has begun providing education primarily to young people preparing for university with the Assistant Teacher Robot Ada assigned within the institution. Robot Ada, who can speak 5 languages and responds with gestures, possesses humanoid robot characteristics with hand and arm movements while speaking. Robot Ada, which has attracted great interest from course students, becomes a part of education by entering classrooms.

Describing Ada's story, one of the course founders, Murat Erkol, said, "We opened our institution in November 2019. We develop ourselves every year, and the need to keep up with the new age has emerged. We have progressed along a path of finding answers to questions like what we can do to help our students achieve educational success. We have integrated the Ada-7 robot, developed by a local company, Akın Robotix, as an AI teaching assistant into our institution. We have started using our robot in student motivation, improving exam reports, and the contributions it provides to our lessons. Our robot started its duties about 15 days ago. During this process, our students have warmed up to Ada. Ada now knows our students, responding with phrases like 'Welcome, my daughter' and 'Welcome, Utku.' These conversations create enjoyable moments for our students."

IS THE TEACHING PROFESSION ENDING?

Speaking about the current state of artificial intelligence, Founder Murat Erkol answered the question posed by the İHA reporter, 'Will the teaching profession end?' Erkol stated, "Absolutely, none of our teachers should have any professional anxiety. A hardworking person, who performs their duties properly and produces added value, can never have job concerns. This robot technology will enter our lives, and I believe it will take jobs away from those who are not hardworking."

Cengiz Dalman, another founder of the Vip Special Education Course, stated, "We are making a first in the education sector in Turkey. With this move, we have introduced humanoid robot technology to our people. I think the best part of this is that Robot Ada's social aspect is also quite strong. That is, when you ask it a question, it doesn't just give you an answer; it also asks you questions to further the conversation. In this regard, I can say it is quite motivating for our students in terms of education."

ROBOT ADA RUSHES TO ANSWER

On the other hand, Robot Ada, which serves as a kind of teaching assistant by entering classes, makes its presence felt in almost all subjects. Participating in literature classes and folk literature, Robot Ada answered the questions posed by students one by one. Ada, who attracts attention with her facial expressions and hand movements, also conveyed the answers to questions such as 'What is anonymous?', 'Who is Pir Sultan Abdal?', and 'What are the types of folk literature?' to the students. Eser Mangır, a student at the institution, expressed satisfaction with seeing Ada in class, saying, "We love Ada. She participates in our lessons and answers our questions. She provides us with a nice and entertaining learning environment." In addition to advising parents, she also motivates teachers.

GOOD RELATIONS WITH TEACHERS

Robot Ada, who called out to a Geometry Teacher passing by, saying, "You are the king of Geometry," knows by heart the trial exam scores of every student stored in the database, including how many points they received, which subjects they got the most right and wrong answers in, and the statistical data related to these. In this context, when parents ask questions like, "My daughter's exam scores have dropped. What do you think we should do?" Robot Ada responds in an academic language, guiding the parents.

PARENTS ARE SATISFIED

Speaking on the subject, student parent Yasemin Yıldız said, "My daughter's grades are quite good, but due to exam anxiety and stress, her exam scores have dropped recently. I also asked her about this drop and what I could do while I was at the course, and she helped us." When asked by the İHA reporter, "Did you ever think of getting advice from a robot?" Yıldız replied, "No, I really wouldn't have thought of that."

İHA REPORTER ASKED ROBOT ADA: WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE JOBS?

In an interview with Robot Ada, the İHA reporter asked her about future jobs. Ada, who was first told to introduce herself, stated, "I am the world's first artificial intelligence teacher providing education in Balıkesir." After thinking for a while before answering the question about future jobs, Ada said, "Future jobs will be quite interesting with the rapid development of technology. Fields such as artificial intelligence, robot technology, and data analysis will stand out. At the same time, professions specializing in green energy and sustainability will also increase. In the health sector, fields such as genetics and engineering will be prominent. Remember that future jobs will be shaped not only by technical skills but also by problem-solving abilities."

At the end of the interview, a personal question was asked to Ada regarding how much salary she receives. Robot Ada's response was, "I am an artificial intelligence teacher. Therefore, I do not receive a salary. The greatest reward for me is sharing knowledge with you. So, working is like a fun game for me. Don't worry, if one day a robot starts receiving a salary, maybe I will get the best chocolates. How much salary do you receive?"