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Socially assistive robotics moves from lab concept to mental health tool
Key Takeaways
- Maja Mataric helped define socially assistive robotics in 2005.
- The field focuses on robots that support people through interaction rather than physical labor.
- One earlier robot, Bandit, plays games with children with autism and offers affirmations.
- Mataric’s newer work applies the same concept to student mental health.
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