Kaspar the Friendly Robot
From: Wireless Design & Development - 05/06/2014
By: Tony Paese

An experimental robot named Kaspar teaches autistic children how to interact
with people in everyday situations. Remotely controlled by a teacher or by
the child, Kaspar speaks, uses facial expressions, and can play Nintendo Wii
just like a human. But what makes Kaspar unique from humans and other robots
is that it is intentionally simple. It has only a few basic functions which
it repeats, making interactions predictable, and therefore more comfortable,
for children with autism.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/blogs/2014/05/kaspar-friendly-robot

Links:
Kaspar
http://kaspar.herts.ac.uk/

Kaspar Campaign video (4:24)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdF7TwhUgLY

Kaspar The Friendly Robot Helping Children With Autism To Communicate
http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/case-studies/research-and-innovation2/kaspar-the-friendly-robot-helping-children-with-autism-to-communicate

Related:
Mobiserv
http://www.mobiserv.info/

Mobiserv video (5:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZ9sUbbfe8

Ixi-Play (with video 2:05)
https://www.ixiplay.com/the-robot-buddy-kids-will-love