An endearing little robot named Bandit may be the newest technology to help children with autism better understand social cues and emotional behavior. Researchers at the Robotics Research Lab at ...

Feature Recent studies have shown that social robots like Romibo can be used to provide therapy (or co-therapy,in collaboration with a human), and potentially even help teach autistic individuals ...

In a quest to help autistic children, researchers at USC have developed Bandit, a robot who can help with connections.

The children, whose autism ranges from mild to severe, play with the robot for up to 10 minutes alongside a scientist who controls the robot with a remote control.

Park said research has shown that children with autism are more comfortable interacting with robots because they can control their actions, making them more predictable than human playmates.

“Socially assistive robotics is a great area for doing good for humanity; it is also a great area for engaging typically underrepresented groups in computing and engineering.” Ragusa said she believes ...

The robot also helps teach social imagination, or the ability to understand, explain and predict what is happening in someone else's mind—a daunting challenge for autistic children.

Even as the education technology industry rushes to develop robots that can deliver therapy to autistic children, research shows the devices are ineffective and unwanted, according to a new study ...

Humanoid robots teaching social skills can seem counterintuitive, but preliminary research suggests what some parents of autistic children have already discovered: It works.

People on the autism spectrum function differently, and find it more difficult to identify the human emotions of their peers. This is why educators try to clarify feelings and vocabulary with children ...

They are robots programmed by Movia Robotics, a Bristol firm creating something akin to a human able to reach children with autism spectrum disorder.

Robots built to help autistic childrenWith his motor-driven arms, Bandit can automatically mimic the motions of children and lead a game of Simon Says. He can make sad sighs or happy chips, and he ...