Meet Huggable, The Robotic Teddy Bear Designed For Sick Kids, Northeastern University Study

Nobody likes being confined to a hospital bed. Children especially can feel lonely, bored or scared in these situations. Hours feel like days, and they may not be able to fully understand or describe why they are there.

Child life specialists have long understood that tapping into playtime can bring up information about a child's social and emotional needs that might not be revealed in more structured clinical assessments. But what if you cannot physically be in the room?

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