An autistic PhD candidate in computer science, Naba Rizvi is the lead author of an analysis of 142 papers published between 2016 and 2022 that focused on robots’ interactions with autistic people.

Robotics is emerging as a promising tool in interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Recent research has explored how interactive robots can facilitate social skills ...

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire developed a child-sized robot to help autistic children communicate with their peers. His name is Kaspar and he is able to perform human-like ...

Robots might be machines, but that doesn’t mean they can’t care for humans. For those with autism, a new generation of robots is making a big difference. Some, experts say, are better than ...

Players wear a VR headset and see the game world, but they also interact with a small robot that represents their actions in ...

Mozo is a unique teddy bear. Though soft and fluffy, Mozo is essentially a robot specially designed to help autistic children. Reem Al Marzouqi, the 25-year-old Emirati engineer who designed Mozo ...