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Socially assistive robots

World Wise Web by BBC

Jan 17, 20209:56Technology

Assistive robots can act as companions and coaches to young and old alike, from autistic children to stroke survivors. Eighteen-year-old Saliha, from Bangladesh, talks to Professor Maja Mataric, from the University of So...

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Socially assistive robots is an episode from World Wise Web by BBC. Assistive robots can act as companions and coaches to young and old alike, from autistic children to stroke survivors. Eighteen-year-old Saliha, from Bangladesh, talks to P...

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What is Socially assistive robots about?

Assistive robots can act as companions and coaches to young and old alike, from autistic children to stroke survivors. Eighteen-year-old Saliha, from Bangladesh, talks to Professor Maja Mataric, from the University of Southern California, about why she is convinced technology can be a force for good. Producer: Tamsin Barber. World Wise Web is a co-production between BBC World Service and BBC Rewind. bbc.co.uk/archive Music composed by Nick Thorburn Archive: Robot archive is from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

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