Rise of the robots (to revive Indigenous languages)

March 20, 2026

Especially if you’re trying to learn one of thousands of endangered Indigenous languages (and that little green owl only knows Navajo and Hawaiian).

To help preserve disappearing languages, 24-year-old robotics designer Danielle Boyer created Skobot, a wearable robot to teach young people Indigenous languages — beginning with her own, Anishinaabemowin.

Voiced by community members and powered by ethical AI, the robot is an extension of Boyer’s efforts to make STEM education more accessible to Indigenous communities and kids, per American Indian Magazine.

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