An Update On Kaspar, The Robot For Autistic Children
March 10, 2014
Remember Kaspar, readers? Three years on, he’s back in the news, and is being used in schools.
A robotic companion is helping children with autism learn and develop communication skills.
Kaspar has deliberately simple features and repetitive phrases and gestures, and teachers say they have noticed improved communication skills in some of the children who play with him.
Ricky Boleto reports.
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i think this is a great idea, having seen the results of a 16yr old young man i know who is autistic and when he was 5 years old hadnt spoken one proper word. grunts and weird noises yes. but not even a 2 letter word. someone gave him a toy that had about a dozen phrases in its repertoire. this young boy spent ages “talking” to this toy and eventually began to speak. today hes got as good a vocabulary as most kids of his age and speaks relatively clearly and understandably. brilliant idea.
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