Emy

This demo presents Emy, a small, low-cost desktop robot designed to engage primarily with children, while remaining adaptable to broader interaction contexts. Fabricated through 3D printing, Emy combines accessibility with a carefully crafted set of interactive capabilities, including verbal communication, basic visual perception, and an expressive face that supports meaningful, intuitive interactions. Emy has been conceived not as a high-performance system, but as a companion technology that can support human-centered activities. A key application currently under development is its use as an assistant in therapies for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within the EMORBCARE project. In this context, the robot’s behaviors and interaction activities have been co-designed from the very beginning in collaboration with therapists, ensuring alignment with existing therapeutic practices and routines. In the demo I’ll show some basic interactive capabilities and activities where the robot interacts with children.

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  • Organization
    Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC)
  • Profession
    Low-cost interactive robot supporting child engagement and ASD therapy
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In person
10 July 2026
11:30 - 11:45
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia

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