AI robot temi, STEAM education tool, deployed to 12 schools nationwide

The learning robot temi is a mobile, autonomous platform designed to engage students through real interaction—it communicates and moves autonomously, serving as what the article calls a "moving interface" that appeals to the five senses. It is paired with Buddiotte, a block-based visual programming app where students connect Japanese-language blocks to directly control temi's behavior without writing code.

The full offering, called the "AI Assistant Robot Academic Pack (3-year package)", is a bundled solution that consolidates typically fragmented costs: it includes the robot hardware itself, the Buddiotte academic license, printed textbooks, initial configuration and staff training, and temi CARE (maintenance support for the full three-year period). The article emphasizes that this approach avoids the administrative headache of tracking separate invoices for hardware, software, and service contracts; instead, schools receive one transparent cost estimate covering all three years of operation.

The curriculum is structured in four stages. Students begin by learning basic robotics and coding (approximately 20 hours), then progress to tasks that connect robot control to real-world problems in their community or daily lives (10–15 hours). The next phase focuses on service implementation—designing and deploying a robot-based solution that solves an actual problem (5–10 hours)—capping with social implementation where solutions are tested and refined for broader use. A shared network infrastructure called P-BOX unifies hardware, software, and communication, allowing student ideas to connect across school boundaries without technological limits.

As of 2025, 50 temi units are in operation at 12 schools across Japan. Deployment spans Saitama (2 schools), Kanagawa (2 schools), Wakayama (4 schools), and other prefectures. Uses extend well beyond the classroom: school libraries use temi to recommend books and guide visitors, pediatric clinics employ it as a play companion for children, and railway museums deploy it as a guide and information assistant. High school students have also used the robots to teach younger students how to operate them, creating cross-age peer learning.

Recognizing the emerging demand for shared resources among teachers, a "STEAM Education Co-creation Community" has been established and is run with backing from prefectural education boards and school principals. Members contribute and access lesson plans and program code, reducing the burden on individual teachers who would otherwise design courses from scratch. The initiative is positioned as aligned with the education ministry's N-E.X.T High School vision, which seeks to develop three core competencies—problem-solving ability, creativity, and applied thinking—to cultivate future "change-makers" for the Society 5.0 era. Support is provided through a dedicated customer center that handles initial inquiries and troubleshooting for both hardware and software, eliminating the need for schools to identify and contact separate vendors.