We’ll meet again online (Image: Mixed Reality Lab/National University of Singapore)
SMALL, cute and furry they may be, but mere toys they are not. The interactive “social robots” called Petimos have been designed to help protect children when they make friends on social networks.
Petimos, due to be launched later this year, are aimed at 7 to 10-year-olds. Children will only be able to accept new online “friends” if their Petimos are brought into physical contact first, to guard against cyberbullies and paedophiles masquerading as children. The devices work in conjunction with an online social network called Petimo-World in which…
