<p>How does it feel if the teacher in the class looks strikingly similar to the kids, complete with uniform and shoes?</p>.<p>She is Shiksha, teacher and student rolled into one, and has been a big hit among children in the schools of the taluk. </p>.<p>She may not be in flesh and blood, but teaches her friends-cum-pupils the tables, multiplication and poems, in a mode that they don’t get bored.</p>.<p>Not just that. Shiksha, a robot created by Prof Akshay Mashelkar, physics teacher at the MES Chaitanya College here, also plays with her students.</p>.<p>The robot is a topper in her own right and knows answers to all questions from the students. She is now so popular that her services are requisitioned by all schools. </p>.<p>Mashelkar has ‘taught’ his creation popular local games like ‘kere-dada,’ musical chair and fun maths. </p>.<p>He has fed lessons in countless topics and trivia to the robot, so that she can teach to the children with ease. </p>.<p>All that one has to do is place a special smart card on Shiksha’s hand and she gets going. </p>.<p>The robot, a joint project by Mashelkar and his under-study Adarsh Devadiga, comes with many sensors that play a key role in its functioning. Anyone can operate the robot and is easy to transport because of its light weight. </p>.<p>Mashelkar says this is a much better teaching device than mobile phones, because it holds the attention of the students for a longer span. </p>
<p>How does it feel if the teacher in the class looks strikingly similar to the kids, complete with uniform and shoes?</p>.<p>She is Shiksha, teacher and student rolled into one, and has been a big hit among children in the schools of the taluk. </p>.<p>She may not be in flesh and blood, but teaches her friends-cum-pupils the tables, multiplication and poems, in a mode that they don’t get bored.</p>.<p>Not just that. Shiksha, a robot created by Prof Akshay Mashelkar, physics teacher at the MES Chaitanya College here, also plays with her students.</p>.<p>The robot is a topper in her own right and knows answers to all questions from the students. She is now so popular that her services are requisitioned by all schools. </p>.<p>Mashelkar has ‘taught’ his creation popular local games like ‘kere-dada,’ musical chair and fun maths. </p>.<p>He has fed lessons in countless topics and trivia to the robot, so that she can teach to the children with ease. </p>.<p>All that one has to do is place a special smart card on Shiksha’s hand and she gets going. </p>.<p>The robot, a joint project by Mashelkar and his under-study Adarsh Devadiga, comes with many sensors that play a key role in its functioning. Anyone can operate the robot and is easy to transport because of its light weight. </p>.<p>Mashelkar says this is a much better teaching device than mobile phones, because it holds the attention of the students for a longer span. </p>