The robot is deliberatley designed to look like that because autistic kids have alot of trouble recognising and interpreting all the nuances of human expressions. After watching a spot on the news about this project it seems that this robot is alot easier for autistic kids to relate to and interact with, it looks to be a good stepping stone to teach them how to interact with other people.
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trev @ Jun 1st 2007 6:10AM
The robot is deliberatley designed to look like that because autistic kids have alot of trouble recognising and interpreting all the nuances of human expressions. After watching a spot on the news about this project it seems that this robot is alot easier for autistic kids to relate to and interact with, it looks to be a good stepping stone to teach them how to interact with other people.