Robotic Nation Evidence

This is another one covered last year in Robots grading essay questions and getting renewed attention now:

Essays marked by computer program

From the article:

Computers are being used to mark American university students' essays in a project which could radically alter the teaching role of academics.

Qualrus, a program developed at the University of Missouri, offers instant feedback on even complex subjects.

Once again we have an activity that the conventional wisdom considers to be "impossible to automate." Yet robots do it as well as humans at a far lower cost. Combine this capability with robotic and computer-based instruction and millions of teachers will be out of work before too long. See also:

• Managing a baseball team with a robot
  
• Robots interviewing job applicants
  
• Robots and the right brain
  
• Robotic Education
  
• Robots and teachers
  
• Robots grading essay questions