MOVIA In the Press

Private: Brace Yourself, America: ‘The Robots Are Coming! The Robots Are Coming!’
Look for a robot coming soon to a neighborhood near you. That’s the message from analysts following the rapid shift […]

MOVIA rolls out new robot assistants for children with autism
The company also launched a tracker that can gather data about a child’s progress. Movia is looking to use robots paired […]

Robots Help Pre-K Autistic Learners with Nonverbal Skills
Andover Public Schools in Massachusetts purchased three MOVIA robots that can pair with iPad applications and give young autistic children […]

MOVIA Robotics Launched Two New Robot Assistants Plus Progress Tracking Software For Children With Autism
MOVIA Robotics, Inc. rolled out the new TheraPal Home and TheraPal Clinical Assist Aide robots to hep children with autism […]

Our Experience with Robot-Assisted Intervention at MOVIA
Providing successful interventions to children with ASD is very challenging. Robotic- Assistive Technology is showing promising results in this area. […]

Top 10 AI and robotics EdTech companies
We take a look at some of the key players in the EdTech industry utilising artificial intelligence and robotics to […]

GREAT KIDS: Robot helps children with autism
Two seniors at Sport and Medical Sciences Academy have displayed outstanding kindness, compassion, and perseverance while conducting their Capstone project. […]

MOVIA launches TheraPal robots for cognitive, social development
Movia Robotics this week launched its TheraPal line of digital health aides for autism spectrum disorder and other intellectual or developmental […]

MOVIA Robotics launches TheraPal digital health aide for neurodiverse individuals
Movia Robotics this week announced that it has launched its TheraPal line of digital health aides for autism spectrum disorder […]

Bristol-based robotics manufacturer announces new FDA-approved products
MOVIA Robotics, a Bristol-based robotics manufacturer, announced a new wave of social and emotional learning products this week that aim […]

Robots roll into Shawsheen classrooms
Nov. 23—Four-year-old Roisin Connell practiced learning her shapes and colors with the help of a new friend — a MOVIA […]

An Andover preschool hired an unusual teacher’s aide: a robot
An Andover preschool has hired an unusual teacher’s aide – one with metal joints and blinking, blue eyes – to […]

‘Kebbi’ helping Mass. special needs students unlock potential
Preschool teachers in one Massachusetts community north of Boston have a rather unique teachers aid in the classroom [...]

Robot named ‘Kebbi’ helping Andover, Massachusetts, special needs students unlock potential
ANDOVER, Mass. — Preschool teachers in one Massachusetts community north of Boston have a rather unique teachers aid in the […]

Small Business Matters: Spotlight MOVIA Robotics
MOVIA Robotics is proud to have been highlighted by Connecticut’s Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity (CWCSEO) in […]

A Clinician’s Perspective on Robot-Assisted Instruction for Autistic Children
I’ve been licensed in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist for over 18 years and my career passion and […]

Building Blocks – Summer 2021
MOVIA ROBOTICS, INC. has developed robotic assistive technology to improve the lives of those affected by Autism…not just the children, […]

For Some, The Embarrassment That Stems From Misreading Social Cues Never Ends
“Normies like the thought of accepting autistic people, but in practice, a shocking majority prefer to pull the trigger on […]

Red Cross Hurricane Preparedness – MOVIA Robotics – Norwalk Health Dept WinWinWin
We’re going to help you get prepped for the 2021 Hurricane Season with a representative of the American Red Cross […]

How One Company Is Leveraging Technology To Support And Educate Autistic Children
The extraordinary challenges women face when balancing a demanding career and raising a child with special needs are immense. Yet, […]

How Robotics are becoming a tool to help our families – Jean-Pierre Bolat, CEO MOVIA ROBOTICS, INC
MOVIA’s CEO, Jean-Pierre Bolat was recently interviewed by Kristin Gonzalez, of Autism Hope Alliance. Autism Hope Alliance (AHA) is a […]

In Bristol, programming robot software to help special needs students
BRISTOL, Conn. — Movia Robotics is continuing its mission to create software to help students on the autism spectrum succeed. […]

Robot-Assisted Instruction for Children with Autism: How Can Robots Be Used in Special Education?
In today’s high-tech world, quality teaching in special education is an essential factor that many specialists need to fulfill. Special […]

BBC Click Features MOVIA Robotics in its segment “Behind the Mask”
This week on Click, Paul Carter looks at robots designed to help autistic children, and Spencer finds out why three […]

Meet The Inventors: Timothy Gifford On How To Go From Idea To Launch
Do not depend too heavily on another company for your success. Always make sure that your product does not integrate […]

Maintaining and Improving Skills During COVID-19 with Robot-Assisted Instruction
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children are falling behind due to compromises in therapy and education services. Children with disabilities […]

With new investment, Bristol educational robotics maker seeks growth
For some kids with autism, interacting with teachers and peers can be one of the biggest challenges they confront in […]

A Class in COVID: CT-based robotics company develops robots geared toward interacting with kids on autism spectrum
(WTNH) — Folks with autism have trouble reading people’s faces and voices. They don’t get tone and nuance very well. […]

In Bristol, Connecticut, meet the brains behind the ‘Bots’
The Movia team uses RAI – or Robot-Assisted Instruction – to program robots to teach kids on the autism spectrum […]

UConn Startup Brings Collaborative Robotics to Children with Special Needs
Movia Robotics, Inc. (Movia), based in Bristol, Connecticut, has developed technology that helps children on the autism spectrum with social […]

MOVIA Robotics offers help to children with autism through DoD contract
Although humanoid robots are far from as common as industrial robot arms or mobile platforms, they are showing promise for […]

MOVIA Robotics in Bristol: Teaching robots to teach
The autistic child at Norfeldt Elementary School in West Hartford is fully engaged with his instructor, Chris, who leads him […]

Bristol company creates robot to help children with autism learn life skills
Meet a small, approachable robot named QT, able to show emotion thanks to a screen that represents it’s face. “I […]

Hartford Firm’s Robotics System Helps Children Manage Autism
Timothy Gifford isn’t looking to cure childhood autism. But he does want to improve the quality of life for children […]

TIMOTHY GIFFORD AND ANJANA BHAT USE ROBOTS TO HELP AUTISTIC CHILDREN
Movia Robotics CEO Gifford, and Bhat, an assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, use robots to help […]