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Robot teaching assistants are being deployed right into autism centres in the UAE to assist children discover much faster and better. The initial such robot, offered by ATLAB, a technology-based knowing services company, remains in use at the Umm Al Quwain Autism Centre.

The robot has actually been aiding teachers and engaging with autistic kids at the centre. "Robotic teaching assistants are changing the way the kids are taught. It enables children to be more interactive when compared to a human teacher. It is even more true with an autistic child," describes Nilesh Korgaonkar, General Manager, ATLAB.

The deployment of the ATLAB Teach Asist at the Umm Al Quwain Autism Centre was a campaign of the UAE Ministry of Community Growth.

ATLAB Teach Assist was initially unveiled throughout Global Education Products and Solutions (GESS) Dubai 2017. The very first such robotic was released into a school in Sharjah last year.

"The first edition of the Teach Asist robots were deployed in some schools as a pilot project. The results were really encouraging. The schools as well as the students loved it a lot," says Korgaonkar.

The second version of the software program is now completely prepared to be turned out into schools and have been updated with the current, progressed software application upgrades.

"The Teach Assist currently enables educators to customise their lesson strategies. Extra sensing units enable it to identify human beings in a much more smart fashion, and the face recognition software has gotten a substantial increase as compared to the previous version," states Korgaonkar.

Furthermore, the most recent software application upgrade likewise enables the ATLAB Teach Assist to enlighten school child concerning coding.

ATLAB in co-ordination with LEGO Education has been developing STEM Academies in the UAE and integrating it with the curriculum to make it possible for even more hands-on understanding.

The current 3D printing Olympiad in the UAE saw participants showcase innovative self-designed designs including an useful 3D published humanoid robotic.

"At ATLAB our objective is to promote innovation amongst students. It is necessary to train our youngsters to be more innovative and innovative and the STEM Academies precisely aim to do this," claims Sanjay Raghunath, Chairman and Managing Director of Centena Group, that has ATLAB.

The Teach Assist robot will get on screen at the ATLAB Stand B10, Sheikh Saeed Hall at GESS Dubai 2018 and will do a real-time demonstration of its teaching abilities.

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