An educational robot called Pepper became the UK's first automated teacher when it entered classrooms at the London Design and Engineering University Technical College in September 2016. The semi-humanoid robot, which already "taught" at a high school in Japan, is fitted with microphones, HD cameras, and 3D sensors to enable it to interact with students and even detect their emotions.

Softbank Robotics, the company behind Pepper, confirmed in June 2021 that it was pausing production due to a lack of demand. However, Pepper isn't the only robot that's taken to the classroom. The Personal Robots Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed Tega, a fluffy "social robot" that acts as a learning assistant for young children.

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