Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Robots in the Home: What Might They Do? (29 Jan 2005) Education is a powerful possibility. There is already a solid basis of educational devices that aid learning. Today's robots can read aloud in engaging voices. They can be cute and lovable — witness the responses to the multiple quasi-intelligent animals on the toy market. A robot could very well interact with a child, offering educational benefits as well. Why not have the robot help the child learn the alphabet, teach reading, vocabulary, pronunciation, basic arithmetic, maybe basic reasoning? Why not music and art, geography and history? And why restrict it to children? Adults can be willing and active learners. Article URL: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/robots_in_the_home_.html Read 71 more articles from Don Norman sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: The Future of the Web: Yahoo or Flash?     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy