How Children Design the Future of AI for Primary Schools
In February and March 2025, 7 primary school classes across Scotland and the Netherlands participated in a workshop on the future of AI at school. In teams, students aged 9-12 reflected on opportunities for improvement at their school and designed an AI-powered tool that could help with their topic. This website showcases all of their ideas!
By the numbers...
175
participants
45
teams
92
designs
A massive thank you to all students and teachers who participated!
Designs
Drawings are presented in random order. If a team made multiple designs, you can view them by clicking on the drawing.
Happy ways Generate ideas for what to write essays on
AI lessons Generates lessons and work for students by looking at other online resources
De Nakijkmachine Sewing machine-like device to mark tests, with pencils in the spot of the needle (English: 'the Grading Machine')
The Test Marker Scanner that quickly marks tests and gives feedback
Kid help a robot Hovering robot to resolve playground conflicts and help with learning
The Automatic Pencil A floating pencil that automatically marks work
Jordan Helps with assemblies, shows the correct school uniform, and speaks different languages
Automatic register Small speaker-like device mounted next to school entrance that registers students through voice recognition
M.A.I.S.I.E. Breaks up fights on the playground (short for 'Making AI Safe in Education')
Bertha de Robot Designs and builds safe improvements to the school playground
The Helpotron Helps teachers come up with new ideas for maths through a voice interface
Tevi Button on your keyboard that translates all text
Goliath A robot to help students who have ADHD, are blind, and/or have down syndrome
Time Tracker Makes you a schedule with reminders and prints it out every morning
Self-charging iPad robot Charges all classroom tablets in the morning
The Sore Writer 5000 Robotic arm that writes for you if your wrists are sore
School Buddy Provides grades and feedback for writing assignments
The Omega Robot Does your maths homework for you
Football Ref Robotic video assistant referee to help adjudicate football matches
TalkBot AI Robot to practice English with, personalising the conversation to the student's level
The Buddy Bot Comforts students that don't have friends
Phoenix the Code Bot Chatbot that answers questions about 'anything code- or script-wise'
JJE Teacher's Assistant Generate ideas for lessons and games
ak A clicker game to release aggression and a chatbot to, once calmed, talk through feelings (short for 'agressief kind' or 'aggressive child')
Smarter Board A smart board with voice recognition so teachers won't have to type
The Spelling Bot A tablet on wheels with spelling games, such as typing out the name of an image on the screen
Brainy Bugs Chatbot for researching information
Robo-edog Robot dog to talk to about your feelings
VoiceBot A voice-controlled robotic arm that takes over typing for people with physical disabilities
Ajimo Robot that cleans, serves lunch, and provides 'therapist talk'
Picture Bot Generates images for those that 'need help with creativity'
Eduquest Robot with tools built in for anything you want
AI Fire Door A fire door that activates built-in fire extinguishers when you yell `fire!'
D.E.C.B. Chatbot to tell your feelings to, allowing you to choose the teacher you want to notify about them (short for 'Driestam Emotie Chat Bot')
Auto Cleaner Does chores like sweeping, laundry, and storing things
Emotional robot Press a button corresponding to an emotion and the robot will talk you through it
The Learning Watch Smart watch that helps with learning by gathering the 'needed info for the app you use'
The Maths Bot Scanning maths problems to get tips on how to solve them
Fingerprint A fingerprint scanner to automatically register students and speed up lunch transactions
Cooking Bot 3000 Replacing canteen staff for better lunches
Mr Step-by-Step Give it worksheets and it will explain how to approach the questions
Fun.maths AI Make fun maths worksheets with image generation and text-to-speech
Language aids Two hearing aids, one translates voices and another tells you what to say in different languages
Water bottle Water bottle that only lets you drink when you answer a maths question correctly
Shape / math creator Draws perfect shapes and describes their mathematical properties
