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Exhibitors 2022
- EDUCATION
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- STEAM PUNK
- AEROSPACE
- DRONES
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- INTERNET OF THINGS
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- OPEN SOURCE
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- ART
- ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY
- YOUNG MAKERS (< 18)
- FOOD & AGRICULTURE
- CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- 3D SCANNING
- KIDS & EDUCATION
- CULTURAL HERITAGE
- BIOLOGY
- MUSIC & SOUND
- HACKS
Transitional Wearable Companions: interactive soft toys to support early therapy with children with Autism Spectrum DIsorders
Transitional Wearable Companions (TWC) are soft and interactive experimental toys, developed to support early intervention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). TWC are designed to stimulate social interaction, and encourage the development of behaviour such as imitation, eye contact, and smiling towards the therapist.
2 TWCs, the panda PlusMe and the octopus X-8, are currently in experimental phase, in collaboration with the Department of Human Neuroscience (University La Sapienza). The research is supported by the European project IM-TWIN (www.im-twin.eu )
ISTC-CNR group: Valerio Sperati, Beste Ozcan, Flora Giocondo, Massimiliano Schembri, Francesco Montedori, Gianluca Baldassarre
Valerio Sperati (MA in Psychology);
Beste Ozcan (PhD in Interaction Design);
Flora Giocondo (MA in Psychology);
Massimiliano Schembri (PhD in Psychology);
Francesco Montedori (MA in Biology);
Gianluca Baldassarre (PhD, Senior Researcher
