The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional state. "There is a lot of research going on around the world today trying to use robots to treat children with autism spectrum disorders, or ASD. It has shown that the children are attracted to robots, raising the promise that appropriately designed robots could help in their treatment. (source: vanderbilt.edu)
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