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Misty II Robot

Resource description
This robot delivers life skills, daily living, learning readiness and academic content to children and adults with autism and other special needs. Misty II is a mature, space-age looking robot that creates great engagement with children.

https://moviarobotics.com/
Sample of use in education with students with IDD
The Misty II robot can assist the learning process of academic content for children. This system is a robot that helps children with autism and other special needs to get more focus, increase attention and learning. The robot can be a way to motivated children to work with robotics and enjoy the learning process.
Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation
  • Anxiety
  • Regulating Emotions
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Learning and Cognitive Challenges
  • Organization and planning of tasks and activities
  • Time management
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests
  • Impulsiveness
  • Mental rigidity, need to follow routines
Learning and Cognitive Challenges
  • Cognitive Abilities
Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests, Specialized Skills and Talents
  • Intense focus
  • Memory and attention to detail
Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests, Sensory Processing and Sensitivities
  • Specific sensory preferences
Social Communication Challenges
  • Cooperative Interaction
Learning Objetives
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Flexibility
  • Distinguising Meaningful contents
  • Engage in abstract thinking and Symbolic Though
  • Improving Attention and focus
  • Learning competences
  • Learning Engineering concepts
  • Learning Maths concepts
  • Learning Science concepts
  • Learning Technology concepts
  • Listening competences
  • Memory improvement
  • Organization of time
  • Regulating impulsivity