Setup used in the study. Setup used in the study. A child interacts with the robot tutor with a large touchscreen sitting between them, displaying the learning activity; a human teacher provides guidance to the robot through a tablet and monitors the robot’s learning. Although the picture depicts an early laboratory pilot, the main study was conducted on actual school premises. Emmanuel Senft et al. Sci. Robotics 2019;4:eaat1186 Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works