I've been busy at work all week, and everyone is just crabbing about the weather. Here's something to make you smile. And the kicker is this isn't merely a variation on the hula-dancing pop can.
These scientist guys have designed a robot named Keepon. Keepon isn't just a toy: he was built in order "to help teach social interaction to children by modeling certain nonverbal social cues -- eye contact, awareness, excitement, curiosity". (Issac @ ALOTT5MA)
Watch the action and reaction of Keepon as he bounces with excitement or tilts his head in curiosity, and imagine it interacting with a baby. It's designed to facilitate "dance-oriented nonverbal play" with children, meaning it uses body language to show emotion or indicate attention, as shown here:
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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4 comments:
he's pretty cute, much better than putting a kiss tape in the teddy rukspin doll.
Some other comments on other websites made me think how wonderful something like this would be for a baby, as they learn to develop motor-skills and self awareness by seeing something react to their own movements. It's like when babies see themselves in front of a mirror. Keepon has cameras in his eyes and a microphone in the nose, so it reacts to movement and noise.
BTW A Kiss tape in a Teddy Ruxpin? Nice. Did you lose your Black Sabbath Yells Your Child To Sleep tape?
For your info - the kiss tape in the teddy Ruxpin was in a cartoon strip on garfield and it has stuck with me all these years
We only have Rockabye Baby - lullaby renditions of Nirvana - given to her from her uncle James.
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