Swiss nursery lets robot do the talking

Preschoolers interact with educational and interactive robot Nao at ‘La Nanosphere’ creche in the university campus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, western Switzerland. Nao has been a regular visitor at the Nanosphere nursery since the New Year. In a circle on the nursery floor, youngsters listen excitedly to Nao's words of wisdom as the friendly robot from another planet answers their questions about giraffes and broccoli. — AFP

Sat in a circle on the nursery floor, a group of Swiss three-year-olds ask a robot called Nao questions about giraffes and broccoli.

By the time these children become adults, interacting with robots may well be as commonplace as using a smartphone, experts believe.