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Once again, the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities is sponsoring a ”Robot Hide And Seek" competition.
The goal of Robot Hide and Seek is to develop robots capable of finding a child with autism or intellectual
disabilities who panics in a fire and hides in a burning house. In this second year of the Robot Hide and Seek
competition, the Council is also sponsoring a speaker, Dr. Francois Michaud of the University of Sherbrooke,
Quebec, who will take part in the Saturday April 12 afternoon symposium.
Dr. Michaud's website is http://www.gel.usherbrooke.ca/michaudf/.
A list of his work with children with autism labels may be found at http://www.gel.usherbrooke.ca/laborius/projects/Robotism/index.html.
The Council hopes that the symposium will attract a good number of parents. The Council also plans to sponsor a
demonstration of ConnectR, the new interactive robot from the iRobot Corporation. Stay tuned for further details.
Click here for more information about the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Click here to read the 2008 Robot Hide And Seek rules. Click here for a statement from the CCDD.
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