Buddy: A Revolution in Education and Inclusion

Use Case

Buddy: The Alliance of Technology and Pedagogy

Education is at the heart of societal transformations, and technology plays a central role in this evolution. At Blue Frog Robotics, we believe that technological innovation should serve to make learning accessible, engaging, and inclusive. That’s why Buddy, our educational robot, stands as a revolutionary tool for students, teachers, and educational institutions.

Generative AI: A Powerful Tool for Personalized Learning

Buddy integrates advanced generative AI that is transforming educational practices by offering dynamic and engaging interactions.

For example, Buddy can:

Create personalized quizzes to test students’ knowledge in real-time.
Tell interactive stories where students’ choices influence the storyline, fostering creativity and decision-making.
Explain complex concepts in a simplified way, tailored to the student’s age and level of understanding.
Assist in revision by rephrasing key concepts or asking random questions.

With this AI, Buddy doesn’t just transmit knowledge: it stimulates curiosity, encourages autonomous learning, and creates tailor-made educational experiences.

Buddy: A Unique Learning Companion

Buddy is more than just a robot; it’s an interactive learning companion. It combines artificial intelligence with emotional skills to offer unique educational experiences.

With its proactive interaction capabilities, Buddy supports both teachers and students in developing social and emotional skills, learning coding and AI, programming, and much more. Equipped with advanced educational features, Buddy sparks children’s interest while fostering their learning.

Making Inclusion Possible for All

In a world where inclusion is a priority, Buddy stands as a compassionate ally for children affected by illness or with specific educational needs.

Buddy promotes the inclusion of students unable to be physically present in class and supports children with behavioral challenges and those on the autism spectrum, helping them acquire the essential social and emotional skills needed for everyday life.

Buddy’s ability to act as an avatar empowers children who are unable to attend school in person due to illness or other challenges. Through advanced technology, Buddy facilitates remote participation in classroom activities, allowing students to interact with their peers and engage in lessons as though they were physically present. This not only supports their academic continuity but also helps maintain a sense of connection and inclusion, alleviating feelings of isolation.

" How lucky to be able to make an absent student present! Everyone experiences this situation as obvious, a technological advance in the service of humanity [...] This project is seen as obvious by many parents, who would not imagine going back. It is a unanimous success, serving the well-being of all children. [...] Buddy's features are varied. They give the disabled student the opportunity to raise his hand to ask to speak, to express himself orally or in writing by entering small texts. The head of the “Buddy” robot controlled by the student allows him to look in all directions."

" Buddy helps break the isolation of these students, giving them a breath of fresh air in their daily lives affected by illness or an accident."

"This Buddy robot is a very nice solution, a tool that puts the child on an equal footing. The best of technology is put at the service of people. The child feels the class. He lives the class"

Like a therapeutic partner, Buddy helps autistic children communicate and interact with others. Beyond being just a reinforcement tool like some digital devices, it provides real added value by offering interactive, playful, and educational activities: vocal imitation, card and dance games for motor skills, mediation…

"I have a student that I hear talk very little, and when we were working on the weather on Buddy where Buddy would say “what’s the weather like today? Is it sunny? Is it raining? Is it snowing?” Well for the first time; I heard her say “it’s raining”. And I think she even said “it’s raining today”. I had never heard her say a sentence like that in its entirety that made sense with what we’re doing."

"And I have another student too, who has a lot of echolalia [...] And there with the robot, for the first time Buddy said to her “What’s your name” and she immediately replied “my name is Inde”. And it was the first time I heard her answer without repeating the sentence and I said to myself “yes there is certainly something different on the robot than us as human beings, it offers something else."

Buddy to Learn, Connect, and Include

Buddy is a programmable and interactive robot that offers a wide range of learning activities for all levels, guiding your students on the path to success.

Usable from preschool onward, Buddy introduces children to the digital world in an engaging way, with applications that allow them to learn differently while having fun, work on emotional management, and promote motor skills development.

Buddy has more than one application in its backpack!

BuddyLab

Introduces children to programming in a fun way.

VITTASCIENCE

Teaches coding and raises awareness of artificial intelligence.

CARTE BLANCHE

Offers interactive card games for engaging learning.

BUDDY EMOI

Helps autistic children understand and express their emotions.

Freeze Dance

Encourages physical activity while having fun.

Gesture game

Uses augmented reality to improve motor skills.

Instructions

Enables Buddy to create and save instructions in image, text or video format.

welcome

Allows Buddy to recognize users and greet them by name, creating a personalized link.

SPARK

Facilitates the creation of customized scenarios, including ready-to-use templates for welecoming, events and autism.

TeleBuddy

Offers remote robot control with telepresence to maintain social links.

An Innovative SDK for Research Laboratories

A powerful programming tool, Buddy also opens new opportunities for higher education and research laboratories. With its SDK (Software Development Kit), students and researchers can design, test, and implement custom applications tailored to specific needs.

A Range of Accessories to Enhance the Experience

Buddy offers a comprehensive solution, providing not only constantly evolving hardware and software, but also a wide range of customization options, accessories, and educational resources.

To Innovate and Transform Educational Practices, Choose Buddy!

Buddy is more than just a technological innovation: it is a partner dedicated to education and inclusion. With thousands of users worldwide, it proves that social robotics plays a key role in building a modern, accessible, and engaging education.

By choosing Buddy, we offer you a complete educational solution, including tools and all support services to equip your institutions: schools, middle schools, high schools, universities, and graduate schools.

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