Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Kaspar the Friendly Robot Helping Children


OK, so I'm straying from the U.S. going across the Atlantic, but this story is too good to pass up.

Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little 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.
"She's a lot more affectionate with her friends now and will even initiate the embrace," said Claire Sawczenko, Eden's mother.

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