Friday, 18 February 2011

Robots To Fight Autism

Two years ago, a yellow spongiform robot named Keepon became a minor YouTube sensation when one of its creators programmed it to do a squishy, twisty dance in time to the Spoon song 'I Turn My Camera On.'

Now Keepon's creators are turning the robot's attention to a more serious task: to study how children with autism spectrum disorders interact socially and to see if the robot may be able to help in therapy.



YouTube link

More info from Popular Science article.

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