adorable robo-tortoise teach kid
This adorable robo-tortoise teaches kids that beating up robots isn't okay
But an unusual new robotics project may be able to help. "Shelly" is a robotic tortoise developed by engineers from South Korea's Naver Labs and Seoul National University. The difference between Shelly and other kinds of bots some of you may have had in the classroom is that this one shows emotional feedback based on how it's treated. Stroke the robotic reptile's embedded LED surface, which is equipped with vibration sensors that can detect touch, and Shelly will wiggle her head and limbs. Hit, kick, or drop Shelly, however, and her head will retract inside her body as if she's frightened.