Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1804x1203+0+0/resize/1804x1203!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2F72%2Fbd65deed44b2a291108a3682b7c0%2Fkmills-skobots-01-cropped.jpg' alt='Holden Hoy (right) is building a robot to help him learn the Ojibwe language <em>Anishinaabemowin, </em>an endangered Native American language. Hoy's mentor, Danielle Boyer (left), is teaching him skills including coding and electrical circuitry.'/><p>Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.</p><p>(Image credit: Kadin Mills)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5825798' />