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Are robot teachers creating new ways of learning?
Robots are being used in classrooms to allow virtual teaching. But what are the benefits, and is virtual instruction really the future of education? Nichole Dobo, education reporter at the Hechinger Report, joins Hari Sreenivasan to talk about one school where robots in the classroom are a reality.
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