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 ...

The United States guarantees 7.2 million students with disabilities an equal education. But the system is broken. For this package, we spoke with students, parents, teachers, and advocates about the ...

Autistic children in the U.K. are learning to develop play skills, which researchers hope will help them interact with others and develop socially, by spending time with Kaspar, a child-size robot. A ...

ROBOT "SCREAMING" DURING ROLE PLAYING/ OTHER ROBOT SAYING (English): "SKY, CALM DOWN, WHAT HAPPENED?" ROBOT ANSWERING (English): "IT'S BEAN, SHE FINISHED MY SNACKS WITHOUT ASKING ME" ROBOT ANSWERING ...

FORT WORTH, Texas - Anthony Arceri stood in front of Zeno, a friendly, child-size robot that was ready to play. "What is your favorite food?" Zeno asked Anthony, a 7-year-old decked out in a black ...

BACKGROUND: Autism is a brain development disorder defined by impaired social interaction and communication, and restrictive and repetitive behavior. Many of these signs present themselves before a ...

STEVENAGE, England (AP) — 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 ...

Dr. Zachary Warren says the robot could be key in teaching social interaction to autistic kids. Children with autism are spending much more time looking at the robot than they would be a human ...

Researchers in the UK have designed a new groundbreaking type of social robot that mimics therapy horses and helps people regulate emotions, making a huge step forward in the pursuit of better mental ...

An important part of education is verbal and gestural communication. Through speech and gestures, the teacher can reinforce with the class the elements to be remembered, the essential notions, and so ...

Autistic children in the U.K. are learning to develop play skills, which researchers hope will help them interact with others and develop socially, by spending time with Kaspar, a child-size robot. A ...