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Robots with autistic children Robotics is a quite new technology There has been made a little research how autistic children react with robots –They learn social skills –They communicate better with a robot which they think as their mates than therapists –Robots do not criticize Childern can be more relaxed and open with them

Robots give the feedback always in the same manner > – it might be easier to teach an autistic child which kind of reaction is acceptable

Conclusions People who work with autistic people in social services are interested in robotics On the other hand the question is: What is the big value –What robotics give more than computers? There must be done more research with clients before we know better the robots can be used The education sector might be the field where robots can be tested