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KASPAR at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional Conference

KASPAR, the interactive humanoid robot designed by Dr Kerstin Dautenhahn and her team from the School of Computer Sciences, made its appearance at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional Conference in Manchester this week (28-29 February).  Senior autism professionals from … Continue reading

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Kaspar the friendly robot helps autistic children

Kaspar, a child-sized robot developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire has been taken into a school in Stevenage, UK to help children with autism to communicate better. Read more

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Robot to help children with autism

KASPAR, the University of Hertfordshire robot which was developed by Dr Kerstin Dautenhahn and her team to help children with autism was displayed recently at the Royal Society. The Rise of the Machines event, which was held in conjunction with … Continue reading

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