{"590935":{"#nid":"590935","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Let Robots Teach Our Kids? Here\u0027s Why That Isn\u0027t Such a Bad Idea","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Borenstein, senior academic professional in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was quoted in \u0026ldquo;Let Robots Teach Our Kids? Here\u0026#39;s Why That Isn\u0026#39;t Such a Bad Idea\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENBC News\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile some autistic children have difficulty maintaining eye contact, the same isn\u0026#39;t always true when they interact with robots, adds\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/79e785b1-0bad-5022-9bee-7126ced2c846\u0022\u003EJason Borenstein\u003C\/a\u003E, a bioethicist at Georgia Tech whose research focuses on robotic caregiving to children and the elderly. \u0026quot;For whatever reason, they tend to bond more quickly with a robotic entity,\u0026quot; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor these reasons, researchers have used robots to engage with special needs children and elicit numerous behaviors, including initiating interactions, imitating behaviors, learning to take turns, recognizing emotions, and focusing their attention.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, read\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/mach\/technology\/robots-will-soon-become-our-children-s-tutors-here-s-n748196\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2017-04-25 19:41:32","changed_gmt":"2017-04-25 19:41:32","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Lost In Your Vibe","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/mach\/technology\/robots-will-soon-become-our-children-s-tutors-here-s-n748196","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"584476":{"id":"584476","type":"image","title":"Jason Borenstein","body":null,"created":"1480555704","gmt_created":"2016-12-01 01:28:24","changed":"1480555704","gmt_changed":"2016-12-01 01:28:24","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222840","name":"jason_borenstein.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jason_borenstein.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jason_borenstein.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":9195,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jason_borenstein.jpeg?itok=1QHiRdwp"}}},"media_ids":["584476"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}