Learning with robots, one brick at a time

Universiti Teknologi Petronas is piloting a programme that uses Lego robots as a complementary tool for teaching children with an autism spectrum disorder.

Samuel remembers the day his nine-year-old child came home from school, excitedly looking for robots to play with.

“He was climbing the cupboards looking for his robot toys and he has not stopped playing with them since. He keeps them beside him, playing with them – adjusting and turning the limbs and parts,” he said.