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Work will begin tomorrow (1 May 2009) on a robot with artificial skin which is being developed as part of a project involving researchers at the University of Hertfordshire so that it can be used in their work investigating how robots can help children with autism to learn about social interaction.

A look at the robots of the future - BBC


They can clean your gutters, perform complicated heart surgery and protect soldiers. This is the future of robots.

Japan child robot mimicks infant learning



The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.

A bald, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall...