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SUMMARY: Researchers at University of Notre Dame and University of Southern California have found that robots can be less intimidating than humans to some patients. Ray Suarez reports on how researchers are using machines as nontraditional therapists to treat conditions such as autism in children and strokes for seniors.
LIAM MCGUIRE, autistic child: What's your favorite game?
COMPUTER VOICE: "Mario Cart," the original.
RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): In a carefully monitored session that seems more like playtime than therapy, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have enlisted an unusual therapist to assist their studies of children with autism, a two-foot robot named Kelly.
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