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title: An Eye-Opening Half Hour
description: A quick mention, too, about ROBOKIND, which showed me a student robotics program intended for use with autistic students.
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# [An Eye-Opening Half Hour](https://www.robokind.com/press-mentions/an-eye-opening-half-hour)

 Written by [Jeff Goodman](https://www.robokind.com/press-mentions/author/jeff-goodman) | Jul 13, 2018 12:00:00 AM

A quick mention, too, [about ROBOKIND](https://robokind.com/), which showed me a student robotics program intended for use with autistic students.

I sat for an eye-opening half hour with MILO, a robot that is so uncannily lifelike and appealing that describing it as:

*“a socially advanced robot, whose proven effectiveness with learners with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is over 80 percent as opposed to the 3 percent for traditional therapy”*

…rang *true*—*strongly*.

It was just one of numerous *‘ah ha’* moments I had at ISTE that has me ever more enthusiastic about the new horizons for educational success that technology continues to bring us at an accelerating pace.

To view the full article click [here](https://edtechdigest.com/2018/07/09/report-on-iste-2018-education-at-the-top-of-the-pyramid/).

[View full post](https://www.robokind.com/press-mentions/an-eye-opening-half-hour)

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