According to a recent news report the BP employees operating the robots miles below the surface use the same motor skills learned by playing video games

Robot pets are being used to calm alzheimers patients. NY Times July 4, 2010

Are US students falling behind in the sciences and math? President Obama has created the Educate to Innovate Campaign for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and one of the biggest challenges has been getting students excited about what for many people are uninteresting subjects.

Manoush Robin Reveals How toy robots, video games and smartphones are getting students excited about some of the toughest courses in school.

Shell show a first look at the Microsoft X-box Kinect – a soon to be -released video game player that uses math algorithms to recognize you when you enter the room and even reads the expression on your face.

An app for your phone that will sample a song it hears and tell you the name and artist recording it

Well show robots that help kids learn as well as show how social networking games are letting kids explore math, spatial relationships, etc.

Still, todays youth are closer to tech than their parents

About Manoush Robin:

From 1995-2006, Manoush reported and produced for BBC News, based in Washington, Berlin, and New York. Her stories have also aired on NPR, ABC News, and AP Television. She is the co-founder of Hardy Robin Media, a New York-based consultancy that specializes in on-camera training and online video production. She lives in Brooklyn with her son and husband.

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