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·September 23, 2022·3 min read

Robot Sleeves for Kids With Cerebral Palsy

Researchers develop a low-cost "soft machine" robotic sleeve to assist children with cerebral palsy to control their arm movements.

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·September 17, 2022·5 min read

Sharing a Laugh: Scientists Teach a Robot When to Have a Sense of Humor

Researchers have designed a shared-laughter AI system that responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.

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·June 29, 2019·5 min read

Social robots can benefit hospitalized children

Huggable, a social robot teddy bear, helps to improve various health and emotional outcomes for children in hospital.

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·May 5, 2018·4 min read

Could Robots Make Good Counselors?

A new study reports social robots may be good counselors. Researchers say the NAO robot is able to provide a helpful motivational interview, a technique used by counselors to support behavior change.

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·December 14, 2017·4 min read

New Robots Can See Into Their Future

Researchers have developed a new robotic learning system, called visual foresight, that allows robots to predict a series of movements they must perform in order to manipulate objects.