Humans.and.Robots.

Alhamdulillah. Our project to help children with autism in Malaysia was featured on a 2-page spread in today's newspaper. The online version of the article can be viewed here:  http://www.nst.com.my/

hi there :) The manufacturer of the humanoid robot NAO; Aldebaran Robotics had reached another fantastic milestone regarding their contribution to the autism community worldwide.  ASK NAO (Autism Solution for Kids) was created by Aldebaran Robotics to customize NAO, in order to support teachers with in-class tasks and help children with autism reach new levels of greatness. http://asknao.aldebaran-robotics.com/ This initiative was developed after noticing that many children with autism seem 'magically' attracted to technology therefore allowing NAO to become the perfect bridge between technology and our human social world. ASK NAO  is designed for schools and healthcare institutions  ready to drive special education into the future. NAO becomes a real user-friendly assistant to support teachers with daily in-class tasks, facilitate communication with parents, and bridges the gap with children with autism so they can reach new l...

This beautiful video was compiled by people inflicted with autism. Hope this effort will help us to understand them better.

Alhamdulillah, all praises be for you Allah swt as our team at the Center for Humanoid Robots and Bio-sensing (HuRoBs), UiTM had successfully organized the 3rd Autism Rehabilitation Workshop on 2nd Dec 2013 at Dewan Sri Budiman, UiTM Shah Alam. This workshop was held in conjunction with the 2013 Int Symposium  Medical & Rehabilitation Robotics & Instrumentation (MRRI2013) conference (2nd-4th Dec 2013). Both events were organized in collaboration with IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter. CFP for MRRI2013 Our official poster for the workshop Final program for the workshop This unique gathering of  participants from various academic institutions and background was convened to bring together researchers, academicians, doctors, students, engineers and parents to participate, share and discuss the latest findings and developments in the field of rehabilitation robotics; especially related to the of autistic children. It is hoped that all the inputs gathered during t...