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Gowri: Surely, you can! In fact, one of our KVS teachers has already made a humanoid
robot. Let me introduce her to you.
Shalu is an Indian Artificially Intelligent Humanoid
Robot developed by Mr. Dinesh Kunwar Patel, a Computer
Science teacher from Kendriya Vidyalaya. As per DD
News, Shalu is the first robot in the world that can
speak 9 Indian and 38 foreign languages.
Aryan: I am not sure what humanoid robots are?

Gowri: Humanoid robots are robots that look and Robot Shalu and her creator Mr.
behave just like a human with the help of Artificial Dinesh Kunwar Patel.
Intelligence.

Aryan: Does Shalu understands what we are asking her?
Gowri: Indeed, Shalu does it with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Shalu can listen
to our questions and understand what we are asking. She uses the knowledge she has
collected from the internet to answer our questions verbally, all with the help of
Artificial Intelligence.

Aryan: Artificial Intelligence? What does that mean? J
Gowri: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology where scientists are putting human-
like intelligence in machines like robots. These intelligent machines show behavior
similar to a human and can make decisions on their own.

Aryan: So, Shalu is Artificially Intelligent? J
Gowri: Yes!, Shalu can make many decisions on her own, from understanding the
meaning of asked questions, to finding the correct and suitable answer response. Even
Mr. Dinesh is unable to predict what she will reply. Her other activities like laughing,
showing anger and irritation, making jokes just like us, are examples of the behavior of
artificially intelligent robots.
Aryan: Gowri, I am really interested in robotics now. Can you tell me more about
Robot Shalu?

Gowri: Of course! Robot Shalu can recognise people and remember them just like us.
She is capable to answer many academic questions including math problems too. The
motive of Mr. Dinesh to develop her is to deploy her as a robot teacher in schools to
teach us in the class and answer all of our questions. He hopes that students will study
with interest along with having fun.

Aryan: Oh J, so in the future, only robots will be teaching us?
Gowri: No dear, you are wrong, No robot can replace and become the substitute of our
teachers. Robot Shalu is designes to support the teachers in their work and ease their
burden in classrooms of delivering lecture-based PowerPoint presentations, taking
quizzes, etc.
Aryan: Okay! J I am excited about the future when humanoid robots will help us and
make our day-to-day life easier.

Gowri: Me too J. But better to learn to make one. Now, lets start with Python.

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