6 July 2016

Kicking off the conversation, Kaspar said: 'Hello Justin (Webb; co presenter) and Nick, it sounds like it has been a busy week.'

Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn, lead researcher behind Kaspar, explained how Kaspar works in a classroom or home setting. She said: “We have programmed different types of games for children to play with the robot and there is always somebody else present – a teacher, a parent or another child – so Kaspar can help a child with autism, via the robot, to interact with other people.”

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