ポスト震災・ポストコロナを意識したAI・ロボティクス技術を利用した新たな試み

福島地域におけるAIロボット「NAO」による英語・プログラミング授業

抄録

　The changes and impacts brought about by the expansion of the new corona that began in the spring of 2020 have useful implications for a post-disaster and post-corona society. In this paper, we introduce new attempts in the Fukushima region using artificial intelligence and robotics technology with an awareness of the post-earthquake and post-corona. In our paper, we present the background and purpose of our decision to use robots to teach English in Fukushima, and discuss the content and effectiveness of the lessons. The intention of our project is to help children recognize that they are the subjects who move the robot, and to learn together with the robot as a "peer learner". Due to the nuclear disaster, it is not easy to employ ALTs in Fukushima. This is also the motivation for our decision to make use of robots. There are three major findings from the AI robot lessons. First, we found that children are curious about robots. Second, the robot's behavior may contribute to the growth of children's social and cooperative skills. Third, education using AI robots can have a positive effect on children's logical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Our paper also points out that AI and robotics technology can be a means to solve local problems.