Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in the UK have designed a new groundbreaking type of social robot that mimics therapy horses and helps people regulate ...

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 ...

Parents cherish bedtime stories and games with their little ones, but children with autism can't always focus during those special times. Now, researchers are learning how robots could play a role in ...

In a recent review published in Behavioral Science, researchers summarized the current evidence regarding whether people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) find it easier to interact with robot ...

Najran University invents 'Autism Robot' to provide innovative support for children with autism and their families, a project ...

The Pint of Science Festival in Canterbury will see robots like Nao visit a pub The University of Kent will be taking robots ...

A new study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning introduces a novel Robot-Inspired Computer-Assisted Adaptive Autism Therapy (RoboCA3T) that leverages the natural affinity of ...

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 girl with autism started playing with a robot that teaches about ...

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 ...

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 ...