Robots help hospitalized students keep up

Iria · Jun 3, 2006, 11:57 PM

Source: Yahoo! News
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VALHALLA, N.Y. - Lying in his hospital room, on a mattress designed to protect his fragile skin, 13-year-old Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button on what looked like a souped-up video game console.

Half a second later, in a social studies class discussing the Erie Canal, a 5-foot-tall steel-blue robot raised its hand.

"You have a question, Achim?" said the teacher.

Jun 3, 2006, 11:57 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Robots help hospitalized students keep up Source: Yahoo! News ___________ VALHALLA, N.Y. - Lying in his hospital room, on a mattress designed to protect his fragile skin, 13-year-old Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button on what looked like a souped-up video game console. Half a second later, in a social studies class discussing the Erie Canal, a 5-foot-tall steel-blue robot raised its hand. "You have a question, Achim?" said the teacher.