Medicine is increasingly calling the robot to explore new therapeutic approaches. We have already seen the case Cosmobot the robot communication aid for children, and the use of Keepon, the robot therapist to interact with children with delays and / or mental disorders.
The playful side makes a clear case of the robot, thus facilitating communication with children or with adults, drawing their attention to a simple and comprehensive.
Other robots like Paro, or even Nao can be used for medical purposes .Beyond their play value, more and more robots are created for therapeutic purposes, to help children with autism or Alzheimer’s patients, as demonstrated by several artists at Campus Party in Valencia (Eastern).
“I am delighted to be in the Campus-party!”, Launched in English, a mechanical voice, the white and blue robot Nao, renamed Sky by its creators. This robot Humanoid 58 cm high, with the plastic shell, then launched himself, screwed black hat on his head in a frenzied dance to the rhythm of the tube Billie Jean by Michael Jackson.
With his sidekick Lys same but in red they are the great attraction of the area open to the public of this great gathering of surfers who began Monday and ends Sunday. The robot Nao should be marketed in 2011, between 3,000 and 3,500 euros. “It is both a companion robot and a robotic aid to the daily newspaper, told AFP Daros Romain, the French company Aldebaran Robotics behind the project.