William "Bueller? Bueller?" in Kumamoto classrooms may be queried by a robot, according to this article, which notes "that officials hope will encourage absentee children to attend classes remotely and eventually coax them back to school. ... “Aside from letting them view the classes, the robots allow students to move freely in the classroom space and communicate with their classmates,” a board official told the newspaper. “Hopefully, this can help lower the mental hurdles for truant students.”"