The robot knows how to play with children

Hello, my name is Kaspar. Let's play together, 'Kaspar said. He laughed when he was tickled in the leg or the ribs. He also covers his face crying and exclaiming, 'Oh, that hurt!' every time it hurts.

Kaspar is the name of a robot that is helping children with autism develop social skills.

Once a week, nearly 300 preschoolers in Stevenage, London, play with the robot Kaspar for 10 minutes. At the same time, scientists will monitor their children to keep track of their sociability.

Kaspar is programmed by scientists at the University of Hertfordshire to perform a variety of moves, including laughing, anger, winking, and waving. He was styled with shaggy black hair, wearing a baseball hat. Kaspar was born at a cost of $ 2,118.

Similar projects are being carried out in Canada, Japan and the United States, but British robots are the most successful. The latest robot is covered with soft silicone skin, to help children feel more comfortable playing with them. Scientists hope that in the future will put this model into mass production to lower the robot price to only a few hundred dollars.