Futurina: the robot that welcomes, guides and presents the school
At the School of the Future in Curitibanos, a Robios line service robot greets visitors, guides people through the facilities, answers students' questions with artificial intelligence, and moves autonomously throughout the school. Students and the city know her by one name: Futurina.
A school built to represent the future of the network
In March 2026, Curitibanos inaugurated the Escola do Futuro Professora Fátima Dorli Vettori Medeiros — a modular construction unit, a model adopted for the first time in the municipality, with equipped classrooms, a library, a maker space, and a robotics lab. The school serves students from the Municipal Network, focusing on learning reinforcement and full-time education.
A school built to represent the future of the network had a simple yet non-trivial problem: how to make anyone who walks through the door feel it in five seconds, without needing a brochure, speech, or guided tour by a staff member.
A municipality among the pioneers in the country
The mayor of Curitibanos, Kleberson Lima, stated at the inauguration that the municipality is taking a step forward by implementing a model not yet adopted in public education, positioning itself among the pioneers in the country, with a modern structure aligned with the new demands of education.
The municipality is taking a step forward by implementing a model not yet adopted in public education, positioning itself among the pioneers in the country.
Kleberson Lima — Mayor of Curitibanos · Inauguration of the School of the Future, March 2026It was in this context that a service robot entered the scene — no longer just a robotics kit for classes, but a permanent presence in the school.
Supply, training, and guaranteed support in contract
Robios service robot
Supply of the robot with emotion recognition, integration with generative artificial intelligences, and autonomous navigation.
Team training
The school team underwent training to operate the robot — a condition for it to function as part of the daily routine, and not just as an inauguration day attraction.
Maintenance and support under contract
Guaranteed on-site and remote support, with rapid response, proactive monitoring, and technical visits to sustain operations over time.
In operation from day one
Futurina has been at the school since its inauguration. It wasn't implemented months later, when the attention had already faded: it was part of the project from the start.
Support that sustains operations
In 12 months of Futurina's operation, the Somai team responded to 100% of calls within 30 minutes, with an average first response time of 7 minutes, and resolved most incidents in about 2 hours — with a median of 2h20. Eight out of ten incidents were resolved remotely, without travel or part replacement, and without disrupting the school's routine.
In addition to on-demand service, 9 proactive checks and on-site technical visits were carried out, including complete software updates and mapping throughout the year. On-site and remote support is guaranteed.
Four functions, every day
Welcomes arrivals
Provides reception at the entrance and greets visitors — families, authorities, press, students from other units.
Guides through spaces
Conducts visitors through the school, presenting the spaces.
Answers students
Interacts with students and answers questions using artificial intelligence.
Walks alone and carries
Navigates autonomously through environments and transports items along the way.
The school gained a face
Futurina wasn't confined to the entrance hall. Even before the inauguration, it appeared on the official channels of the Prefeitura de Curitibanos (Curitibanos City Hall) announcing the opening date of the Escola do Futuro (School of the Future) and giving the public a preview of what they would find inside.
A robot that starts communicating the school to the city ceases to be equipment and becomes an identity — and the city hall gains, with the same investment, service, pedagogical experience, and institutional communication.
Every decision avoided a known mistake
| Factor | What it avoided |
|---|---|
| Robot present since inauguration | Novelty that arrives when interest has already waned |
| School staff trained | Robot only turned on when the provider is present |
| Service function, not just teaching | Usage restricted to one class and one schedule |
| Proper name, adopted by the community | Unlinked equipment, easy to forget |
| Maintenance and support guaranteed by contract, with SLA | Robot stopped at the first defect, no one to assist |
The project in numbers and facts
| Institution | Curitibanos/SC City Hall — Municipal Department of Education |
| Unit | Escola do Futuro Professora Fátima Dorli Vettori Medeiros (Professor Fátima Dorli Vettori Medeiros School of the Future) |
| Equipment | Service robot — Robios line |
| Name given to the robot | Futurina |
| Somai Deliverables | Supply, team training, and on-site and remote maintenance and support guaranteed by contract, on an ongoing basis |
| First Response | Average of 7 minutes; 100% of calls answered within 30 minutes |
| Resolution | Around 2 hours during business hours (median of 2h20); 8 out of 10 incidents resolved remotely |
| Proactive Monitoring | 9 proactive checks, plus on-site technical visits throughout the year |
| Functions | Reception, visitor guidance, AI interaction, autonomous navigation, and transport |
| In operation since | September 2025; official school inauguration in March 2026 |
Sources: Curitibanos City Hall and regional press, March 2026; official channels of Curitibanos City Hall.
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