Bookbot helps children learn to read by listening to them read aloud and providing pronunciation feedback. Now, it engages in verbal conversations about the stories, like a reading tutor, with a diverse collection of non-fiction, cultural, gender, and inclusive content. Using its interactive avatar, Bookbot enhances cognitive skills through real-time conversations, asking Socratic-style questions to develop critical thinking, reflection, evaluation, and analysis, deepening students’ understanding of any subject.
Adrian DeWitts
Founder
Adrian DeWitts, the founder of Bookbot, is also the project manager. Adrian has a unique management, software development, sound engineering, and linguistics background and has contributed to accurate real-time speech and prosodic voice synthesis. Adrian received the 2019 AMP Tomorrow Maker award – recognised as a tech leader employing artificial intelligence in the disability tech space.
