Mobile Magazine » ball http://www.mobilemag.com Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Video: KOULE Smart Ball with Autism-Specific Applications http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/11/19/video-koule-smart-ball-with-autism-specific-applications/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/11/19/video-koule-smart-ball-with-autism-specific-applications/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:53:24 +0000 Michael Kwan http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=140911 The greatest challenge is simply helping these children break out of their shells, so to speak, and the KOULE smart ball comes with autism-specific applications to do exactly that.

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Many different techniques, strategies and products have come to market that are aimed at helping children with autism and they have been met with varying levels of success. The greatest challenge is simply helping these children break out of their shells, so to speak, and the KOULE smart ball comes with autism-specific applications to do exactly that.

The KOULE, at least in prototype form, looks a lot like a high-tech hamster ball. Inside that plastic sphere are a number of gadgets and gizmos, including lights, sounds, and touch sensors, as well as the ability for autonomous movement. The KOULE has been pre-loaded with a series of games that can help with child development, including active play, learning through play, and encouraging group play. For those with autism, the KOULE is specifically designed to help here as well thanks to its autism-specific applications.

In the video below, President & CEO of Que Innovations Dr. Tamie Salter explains several of the key features of KOULE, like how you can load your own applications and how the KOULE can adapt and grow with your child.

Head over to the Indiegogo page (it’s like Kickstarter) for more information and to contribute to the funding campaign. They’re looking for $200,000 by December 25. A minimum contribution of $499 will get you a special first edition KOULE with estimated delivery by December 2013.

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While we have robots like Asimo that attempt to mimic the bipedal nature of humans, robots that take on entirely different forms of locomotion can be so much less creepy.  The MorpHex robot is shaped like a sphere, but the outer body is actually comprised of twelve triangles: six on top and six on the bottom. The bottom triangles can come out and be used as feet, getting the MorpHex to scamper around like an insect. It can also roll around as a ball by systematically moving the 12 segments.

Right now, the rolling part isn’t quite as precise or uniform as it could be, because the top six sections aren’t identical to the bottom six. Inventor Kare Halvorsen hopes to address that with the next iteration of MorpHex, but in the meantime, this looks pretty sweet, even if it can’t jump 30 feet in the air.

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