How an education robot works
An education robot is a machine that works in the physical world: it accompanies guided practice in classrooms and workshops, trains tasks with people or with other robots and reinforces activities with students and teachers. Its form defines how it operates: it can be a ground robot, humanoid or not, that moves through classrooms and hallways, or a flying robot like a drone that flies over campuses and workshops; the same platform supports both forms and each works where it performs best. It connects to the cloud to add what it does not bring from the factory. Depending on its manufacturer, you can configure it to be compatible with the platform, update it or start with one from the brand, and the panorama remains open: any robot that meets the schema works.
One requirement is that the robot has internet access and that its manufacturer allows connecting it to external networks: with that it can use the tools, talk to the agent or join the agents the user has in their cloud and those created on natuleadan.app. The connection uses API key or OAuth 2.1 depending on what the tool or the manufacturer asks for, and the tools that require it are verified on demand when needed and may be subject to other terms and conditions.
What the robot can do
There is no closed list: what it can do depends on the form, the manufacturer and what it already has installed. A robot that is not native to education can become native with the application, or stay as it is depending on what you decide.
- Accompaniment: guided practice in the classroom and reinforcement of activities, if the robot has it or adopts it.
- Training: task practice with people or with other robots, virtual or in person, according to its installed capabilities.
- Support rounds: notices and tours through classrooms and campuses, when the integration allows it.
- Workshops: support in practices and demonstrations, with the record of each session.
- Materials: delivery and collection of resources in the classroom, according to what is installed.
- Events: support at fairs, open workshops and academic days.
How the robot works
Here is the difference with the agents: agents operate in the cloud and the robot works in the physical world. When it is online, it becomes more powerful: it can talk to agents the user creates or use the tools directly in its robot-to-tool relationship, and chain a complete process, from the request to the execution and the closing. It is not limited to a single task or a single agent: it adapts to what they enable for it. Every action stays in the account’s usage record and, if it loses the connection, it keeps its last safe state until it returns.
How to use the robot
Once connected to the platform, the robot is used according to its form and its role: a ground one accompanies in the classroom and moves through hallways, a flying one flies over campuses and workshops; and both can escalate their task when the case calls for it. A teacher can operate it inside a class, or a person can integrate it into their own work, without going through a specialist. You can change modality, pause tasks or remove a classroom from the program without losing its history, and every adjustment is recorded with its date. The robot never decides an activity on its own: it proposes and escalates when needed.
How to have safety with your robot
Safety is shared between what you define and what the manufacturer offers. These fronts are worth reviewing before putting a robot into operation.
- Access: who can operate it, with which role and with which permission; rotation of API keys or OAuth.
- Approvals: sensitive actions ask for approval per operation, as in API Connect.
- Data: what leaves the robot toward the cloud, how it is encrypted, how long it is kept and with which consent.
- Physical safety: emergency stop, speed and force limits, sensors and restricted zones, according to the manufacturer.
- Network and updates: encrypted connection, signed updates and a safe behavior if it loses the connection.
- Log and audit: record of every action and notices on an anomalous behavior.
Start now
You can configure your robot to be compatible with natuleadan.app, update it or buy the one from the brand to start with one ready. If you use the application, create your account and nominate your education robot for the pilot. The robot is paid separately and its connection, together with the use of the tools, is covered with the tokens of your monthly plan or your prepaid plan. The detail lives in pricing.