Socially assistive robots
World Wise Web - A podcast by BBC World Service
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Assistive robots can act as companions and coaches to young and old alike, from autistic children to stroke survivors. Eighteen-year-old Saliha, from Bangladesh, talks to Professor Maja Mataric, from the University of Southern California, about why she is convinced technology can be a force for good. #WorldWiseWeb Producer: Tamsin Barber. World Wise Web is a co-production between BBC World Service and BBC Rewind. bbc.co.uk/archive Music composed by Nick Thorburn Archive: Robot archive is from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
