Let Robots Teach Our Kids? Here's Why That Isn't Such a Bad Idea

Posted April 19, 2017

External Article: NBC News

Jason Borenstein, senior academic professional in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was quoted in “Let Robots Teach Our Kids? Here's Why That Isn't Such a Bad Idea” by NBC News.

Excerpt:

While some autistic children have difficulty maintaining eye contact, the same isn't always true when they interact with robots, adds Jason Borenstein, a bioethicist at Georgia Tech whose research focuses on robotic caregiving to children and the elderly. "For whatever reason, they tend to bond more quickly with a robotic entity," he says.

For these reasons, researchers have used robots to engage with special needs children and elicit numerous behaviors, including initiating interactions, imitating behaviors, learning to take turns, recognizing emotions, and focusing their attention.

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