Prototype Upper Body for a Child Robot "Affetto" - YouTube

Affetto moves flexibly thanks to 22 pneumatic actuators in its body (3 for neck, 7 for each arm, 1 for chest, and 4 for waist).

Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have built a prototype of a robotic baby, named Affetto.

The researchers aim to learn more about higher cognitive functions in humans by studying people’s interactions with their infantile android.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/ to see how its realistic face moves and also http://www.er.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/ to know about our project (JSPS grant-in-aid for specially promoted research).

X-Ray of child with Food Beater stuck in mouth

An X-ray of a three-year-old girl with a food mixer accessory embedded in her palate.

The toddler was running around at a nursery school in Haifa, Israel, with the spiral kneading accessory in her mouth when she fell. Doctors removed it safely

Report maps out solutions to child obesity - USATODAY.com

Report maps out solutions to child obesity - USATODAY.com

Children and their families should have access to grocery stores that offer plenty of healthful food such as fruits and vegetables, and schools shouldn't be surrounded by fast-food restaurants.

Children should be able to ride their bikes or walk safely to school, and they should have safe places to play afterward, says the report out today from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council.

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