The Gazette

Social robots can read to children, take photos, keep track of your appointments

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. When most people think of robots, they either think of hulking Terminators or the types of dumb ...
Frontiers

Social Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion: Assistive and Interactive Technologies

Social robotics and artificial intelligence are emerging as powerful tools for promoting inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities.
The Baltimore Sun

Robots are teaching autistic children social skills — And it’s actually working

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, and paying attention. Researchers in Europe added a learning robot to ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

To teach social-emotional skills, does a robot need to pretend to be human?

In a crowded fourth-grade classroom in Chicago, a new kind of tutor is shaping how children learn about empathy, conflict, and problem-solving. These robots aren’t programmed to act like friendly ...
Purdue University

Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They’re emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...