Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Lab - SIRRL

Robots helping children with disabilities stay on track on Springwise!

Robots helping children with disabilities stay on track - Springwise The robots use jokes and breathing exercises to help students focus

University of Waterloo Media Relations talked to Prof. Kerstin Dautenhahn about great potential for using social robots in the public education system.
Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to keep students with learning disabilities focus on their work.

Robot helps students with learning disabilities stay focused | Waterloo News Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work. This was one of the key results in a new study that also found both the youngsters and their instructors valued the positive classroom contribu...