Leka Social Robot Helps Special Needs Children
From: Robotics Trends - 01/04/2016
By: Steve Crowe

A new interactive robot named Leka provides sensory stimulation through
movement, lights, vibration and sound.

A new motion-sensitive social robot called Leka provides sensory stimulation
through movement, lights, vibration and sound. The company says the
interactive robot is designed to help children with autism spectrum disorder,
Down’s syndrome, or multiple disabilities.

Leka will come with a variety of single and multiplayer games to help develop
motor and intellectual skills. At the moment, the games include hide and
seek, color-based bingo and touch-blink-spin.

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Links:
Leka
http://www.leka.io

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