Leka SAS is a startup which created Leka, a playful robotic companion designed for exceptional children. Based on games & sensory stimulations (lights, sounds, movements, vibrations...), Leka motivates children's social interaction with parents & caregivers and as a result, learning. Leka does not replace therapy, it makes it easier, more efficient & constant by offering a dedicated tool to teach through play. Leka has already showed results with 70 children who played with it in special education schools & associations.
As each child is unique Leka thought about a way to keep each child action into a database in order to be able not only to learn about him - behaviours, habits, movements and gestures but also to make Leka behave properly i.e. stimulate or stop stimulating the child. In other words make Leka and each child learn from each other.
IBM Solution
- The solution based on IBM Bluemix and IBM IOT Foundation is hosted on the IBM Cloud.
- Watson IoT platform (Internet of Things)
- Watson Cognitive Services (conversation, TTS)
- Machine Learning and Predictive Movement Analytics
- 3D Interface dashboard
- The solution gathers all movements data from the Leka robot - ready, stop, carrousel and shake as examples - and shows them on a 3D interface dashboard.
Business benefits
- It allows parents and therapists to get a better understanding of every child's unique abilities
- Leka is a "robotoy" that children may play with and learn different actions with pleasure
- Data coming from Leka is unique and is analysed so that the robot can auto-teach = Machine learning