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Can a robot REALLY 'bond' with autistic children?
Daily Mail ^
| November 30, 2011
| Rob Waugh
Posted on 12/01/2011 11:30:50 AM PST by Altariel
Robots from around Europe are flocking to London this week - but, thankfully, we won't need to call Doctor Who to fend off this particular onslaught.
More than 20 cutting-edge robots from around Europe will be on display at the Science Museum's Robotville exhibition this week - including a robot designed to help autistic children, and a robot that can (sometimes) catch a ball.
Naturally, many of the robots look like slightly spooky human beings - but other fields of robotics will be represented instead, including 'swarm' robotics, where tiny robots work together, a relatively new idea being pioneered in industry and on the battlefield.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: autism; autistic; robot; robots
Full Title: Can a robot REALLY 'bond' with autistic children? Caspar - and 20 other, weirder 'cyber-friends' - invade the Science Museum
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:30:56 AM PST
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Altariel
To: Altariel
Scary or appealing: you decide.
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:32:45 AM PST
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Altariel
(`)
To: Altariel
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:34:30 AM PST
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(Perry's idea of border control: Use both hands to welcome the illegals right in.)
To: Altariel
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:39:02 AM PST
by
KC_Lion
(I will NEVER vote for Romney! The GOP will go the way of the Whigs if they nominate him.)
To: Altariel
I’m not autistic, but I have bonded with many mechanical devices (my car for one). I don’t see an inherent reason why anyone couldn’t bond with a robot if it is the ‘right’ robot for that person.
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:39:58 AM PST
by
RoosterRedux
(Politics ain't beanbag.)
To: Altariel
Can someone as stupid as Obama be elected President?
To: Altariel
With enough glue a robot could bond to anything.
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posted on
12/01/2011 11:55:29 AM PST
by
mountainlion
(I am voting for Sarah after getting screwed again by the DC Thugs.)
To: Altariel
Japanese fembot bond with you long time.
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posted on
12/01/2011 12:03:45 PM PST
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: Altariel
Sounds eerily like the facilitated communication scam.
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posted on
12/01/2011 12:05:42 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Holding our flawed politicians to higher standards than the enemyÂ’s politicians guarantees they win)
To: Altariel
Well, my kids have no trouble bonding with their ipods, smartphones, and xbox....
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posted on
12/01/2011 12:58:00 PM PST
by
weeweed
(Proud Costco University graduate)
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