Videos

August 2014

(Bloomberg) –- Italian researchers have produced a prototype robot that can engage and monitor autistic children. Bloomberg’s Angus Bennett finds out how this innovative solution can treat those with the disorder. 

April 2013

ASK NAO (Autism Solution for Kids) was created by Aldebaran Robotics to customize NAO, a humanoid robot, in order to create a user-friendly robotics solution to revolutionize the education of children with special needs. 

April 2013

UConn researcher Tim Gifford is studying how robots can help children with autism learn and communicate. The research is currently being conducted with students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Whiting Lane Elementary School in West Hartford, CT. To learn more about the robot project, visit:http://s.uconn.edu/robotshelp 

March 2013

What if a robot could help children with autism learn? That's the question researchers at Vanderbilt University wanted to answer by developing an interactive robot with the help of some young children with autism. Barb Cramer says the results are very promising.

To read more about the research, visit http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/03/ro...

November 2012

Topcliffe is a mainstream primary school that gets specialist funding to cater for autistic youngsters in separate classes using a range of technologies.

With the help of the University of Birmingham, the school is trialling the robots as classroom buddies for autistic pupils in an initiative that aims to improve social interaction and communication.

Research shows that children with autism often find computers and technology safe, motivating and engaging, particularly in the areas of social interaction and communication.

The robots, which cost around £15,000 and were donated by their French manufacturer Aldebaran, are the latest in a range of innovative technologies that the school has been experimenting with.

April 2010

"We can open so many doors for children." Joshua Diehl, Assistant Professor of Psychology

March 2011

Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other girls held her hand and turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old autistic girl began playing with a robot that teaches about emotions and physical contact _ and now she hugs everyone.