Robots Help Autism and Schizophrenia

Kasper, the robot who helps autism by its repetitive behavior and words.

There are studies working with autistic children and robots in order to improve their social skills. Apparentely, robots not only focus only on visual contact but also on language: they produce repetitive sentences. It has been noted that children improve their communicative skills with this treatment. Kasper is the robot to help children with autism:

Bristol Post also reported that technology is improving to help patients with schizophrenia. The robot is called European iCup Robot and it interacts with patients. Read more here.