Humans.and.Robots.

The exciting and fun-filled month of April, the Autism Awareness month ended in style with a huge event organized by the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM). The main sponsor was Danajamin. Other sponsors were Nando's, GlaxoSmithKline, 100Plus, Gardenia bread, Milo and Oatkrunch. It's the NASOM Walk for Autism 2014! Cute Puzzle Pieces :) The venue was Citta Mall,  Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya . This was the second time that my family and I participated in this event. Let's see some of the interesting scenes captured during this Walk :) The registration desk where all participants are given the race kit (they are actually goodies from all the sponsors). The blue tshirts were collected before the event at NASOM HQ Office. I love this picture of us with Umar Hasfizal and his mother, Puan Marina NASOM Maestro making their final preparations before going on stage Dance performance by NASOM students Performance by the NASOM Maestro ...

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...

Assalamualaikum and hi :) In conjunction with the INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON AUTISM (ISAM) 2014 that was held on 22 to 23 April 2014 in Putrajaya, Malaysia, a short round table meeting with all ISAM2014 speakers was held at Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC) on the day before the event. These ISAM2014 posters can bee seen all over PICC I was truly grateful to Dr Hasnah Toran (UKM) for inviting me to join the meeting. I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting all the international speakers who were known for their contribution in autism-based research, plus delegates from ASEAN countries who are responsible in ensuring the education well-being of children with autism in their respective countries. The meeting discussed various issues on the overall scenario of autism in Malaysia, the availability and access to education for autistic children and also the Program PERMATA Kurnia Autisme center which will be opened in May 2015. Meet Puan Kartini from Ui...

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...

Year 2014 is just around the corner. Let's mark our calendar for 'The International Seminar on Autism 2014' which is jointly organized by the  PERMATA Division of Prime Minister’s Department,  Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. With the t heme:   “AUTISM IS NOT A TRAGEDY, IGNORANCE IS”, the main   o bjective is to e nhance awareness on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Malaysia. More info is available at  http://www.permata.jpm.my/node/304 Permata patron Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (picture credit to NST)

Our collaboration with NASOM actually began way back in June 2011 with our first Autism Rehabilitation Workshop in UiTM.  Puan Rose of NASOM presenting at our 2011 Autism Workshop in UiTM Shah Alam Then, alhamdulillah NASOM officially become our research partner in January 2012 with the consent of their GM. Interesting facts about NASOM (most info are taken from  http://www.nasom.com.my/ ) : The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) is a non-profit, non-governmental welfare organisation formed in 1986 by a group of parents and professionals Registered on 3rd March 1987 as a national voluntary charitable organisation and aims at providing education, help, care and protection for people with autism and their family members Currently, NASOM has established 14 Early Intervention Programmes and 3 Vocational Programmes for people inflicted with autism in Malaysia NASOM set to provide education, help, care and protection for people with autism and their family m...