Posted AT 1:56 PM EST on 05/06/06
Robots help hospitalized students
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Lying in his hospital room, on a mattress designed to protect his fragile skin, 13-year-old Achim Nurse poked his bandaged fingers at an orange button on what looked like a souped-up video game console.
Half a second later, in a social studies class discussing the Erie Canal, a steel-blue robot five feet tall raised its hand.
"You have a question, Achim?" said the teacher.
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