Blossom is a low-cost social companion for kids on the autism spectrum.  Its aim is to provide developers with a platform they can use to create smart social companions.  It is built using TensorFlow, Google's open-source machine learning framework.  The research focuses on how smart companions can help children with social learning by showing empathetic responses while watching videos together.

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Handmade out of organic materials, Blossom is a creative new take on social home robots

 

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