Humans.and.Robots.

At the Center for Humanoid Robots and Bio-sensing (HuRoBs) in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), our research ambition is to contribute to a group of individuals that are inflicted with autism using the commercially available humanoid robot NAO by Aldebaran Robotics.  Why humanoids and why NAO? Feel free to browse through our team's publications for answers. Our multi-disciplinary team comprises of engineering researchers, therapists and also experienced clinicians that work together for the same purpose. We believe that engineering and medical knowledge, coupled with the inspiration to help people with special needs; breakthroughs can be made and achieved. We also forge collaboration with The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) which is currently the biggest organization that caters for the education and care for children with autism in Malaysia in order to engage their students and facilities in this research. How do robots play their part in helping c...

I just got to know that The United Nations (UN) had declared that the date of 3rd December every year to be observed as the International Day of Disabled Persons. The same practice is carried out in Malaysia, under the purview of the Department of Social Welfare (Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat). Last year (2012) the theme was “Removing Barriers to Create an Inclusive Accessible Society for All". Taken form UN's official site: Persons with disabilities, “the world’s largest minority”, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those relating to the physical environment or to information and communications technology (ICT), or those resulting from legislation or policy, or from societal attitudes or discrimination. The result is that persons with disabilities do not have equal access to society or services, including education, employment, health care, transportation, political participation or justice. Did yo...

The last time I was in Cambridge was way back in year 2006. This year Allah swt has granted my wish to see beautiful Cambridgeshire and England all over again. Thank you Allah! The Summer School program will held at  Christ's College , University of Cambridge, UK from Monday 26 August to Friday 30 August 2013. Please visit their official website for more info!  Information on the Summer School Website ( HRI Summer School )