Wow! I think this is such a great new use of the technology we have today. Children, especially with learning disabilities often do not want to do activities to help them learn or gain social skills but having them get to interact with this "robot humanoid' makes it something fun for them. Turning this very important activity into a motivating game for autistic children seems like and awesome way to better social and learning skills. I think this is such a great new addition to therapies for autistic children.
I think this is an amazing advancement in technology! This is a great way for a child with autism, who at time are very uncomfortable with other people, to communicate and learn. I have a cousin with autism and he loves robots and toys like that. I think an invention like this would be very beneficial to kids like my cousin who don't have the social capability to interact and learn from other people. I also love that this is UCONN!
I think this is a very cool and intriguing way to use technology that we have today to aid and assist kids with autism. It seems like one of the concerns that people tend to have about technology is its interactiveness or lack thereof. Newer developments in technology, like this robot, buck that trend as they focus on interacting on what is basically a personal level. One thing I wondered when reading the article and watching the video was whether or not the size and likeness of the robot influenced the children's behaviors and attitudes toward it. It seems as though the robot is almost designed to represent another child for kids with autism to interact with and enhance their social skills and understandings. I wonder if it was a bigger robot, similar to the size of a teenager or adult, if kids would react differently to it.
I really enjoyed this post. I think it is a great way to use technology to help assist children with autism. Children with autism have many social and educational delays, which means that they struggle with abstract concepts. The robot is very simple, and straight forward which can help help teach autistic children in an effective way. I think that this is a great study that can really help children who need this special care. I think this is definitely a huge advancement in different ways technology can be educational and beneficial for children. -Julia Christensen
This is such a great advancement in technology! Having this study done at UConn makes it even better, too. I watched this video in another class this past week and thought how amazing it is that a robot can help the development of children with autism. Having this new technology will not only benefit an autistic child, but their family and friends too. I think one of the greatest benefits of having this robot is that it provides a way for autistic students to communicate who have trouble understanding verbal cues or body language from adults. Even though research has not been completed yet, I am very excited to see how else this can help children with autism.
I think this is a great way to help kids with autism get a better understanding of daily life skills. It not only gives the kids someone to interact with and teach them verbal cues or body language that they may have trouble with but it also gives them a friend, someone to look forward to working with in the classroom. I think this robot will be an added benefit to any classroom aiding children with autism as well as a new technological tool that can keep the kids entertained in a way the teachers may not be able to. My only concern with this is age. I don’t know if younger kids will have an attention span long enough to engage with the robot. The boys playing with the drums seemed easily distracted and not interested in following the robots directions, however, Jack did very well and the robot was effective. I look forward to how this robot will be successful in the future.
Wow! I think this is such a great new use of the technology we have today. Children, especially with learning disabilities often do not want to do activities to help them learn or gain social skills but having them get to interact with this "robot humanoid' makes it something fun for them. Turning this very important activity into a motivating game for autistic children seems like and awesome way to better social and learning skills. I think this is such a great new addition to therapies for autistic children.
ReplyDeleteI think this is an amazing advancement in technology! This is a great way for a child with autism, who at time are very uncomfortable with other people, to communicate and learn. I have a cousin with autism and he loves robots and toys like that. I think an invention like this would be very beneficial to kids like my cousin who don't have the social capability to interact and learn from other people. I also love that this is UCONN!
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I think this is a very cool and intriguing way to use technology that we have today to aid and assist kids with autism. It seems like one of the concerns that people tend to have about technology is its interactiveness or lack thereof. Newer developments in technology, like this robot, buck that trend as they focus on interacting on what is basically a personal level. One thing I wondered when reading the article and watching the video was whether or not the size and likeness of the robot influenced the children's behaviors and attitudes toward it. It seems as though the robot is almost designed to represent another child for kids with autism to interact with and enhance their social skills and understandings. I wonder if it was a bigger robot, similar to the size of a teenager or adult, if kids would react differently to it.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this post. I think it is a great way to use technology to help assist children with autism. Children with autism have many social and educational delays, which means that they struggle with abstract concepts. The robot is very simple, and straight forward which can help help teach autistic children in an effective way. I think that this is a great study that can really help children who need this special care. I think this is definitely a huge advancement in different ways technology can be educational and beneficial for children.
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This is such a great advancement in technology! Having this study done at UConn makes it even better, too. I watched this video in another class this past week and thought how amazing it is that a robot can help the development of children with autism. Having this new technology will not only benefit an autistic child, but their family and friends too. I think one of the greatest benefits of having this robot is that it provides a way for autistic students to communicate who have trouble understanding verbal cues or body language from adults. Even though research has not been completed yet, I am very excited to see how else this can help children with autism.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great way to help kids with autism get a better understanding of daily life skills. It not only gives the kids someone to interact with and teach them verbal cues or body language that they may have trouble with but it also gives them a friend, someone to look forward to working with in the classroom. I think this robot will be an added benefit to any classroom aiding children with autism as well as a new technological tool that can keep the kids entertained in a way the teachers may not be able to. My only concern with this is age. I don’t know if younger kids will have an attention span long enough to engage with the robot. The boys playing with the drums seemed easily distracted and not interested in following the robots directions, however, Jack did very well and the robot was effective. I look forward to how this robot will be successful in the future.
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