When children are ill in hospital or at home, they're away from their friends and teachers. They may feel lonely. A small robot may help them. Through the robot, the children can hear and see their teachers and friends.
The robot's name is AVI. Here's about how the robot AV1 works. It sits at the child's desk in the classroom and the child at home uses a tablet or a phone to start it. At school, the robot becomes his eyes, ears and voice.
The robot has speakers, microphones and cameras. All these make communication between computers and humans easy.
AV1 is large and looks like a human. The robot should be a friend to the children. It can't be just a tiny camera. So the other kids can't pick it up and take it with them. And robots are quite simple and cool. AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are not in class.
