Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirical studies regarding the use of digital talking books (DAISY books) as well as the possibilities and limitations that users with print disabilities encounter when using these books. Upon fulfilment of this purpose, it is also possible to identify research needs in the area of talking books. Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of 12 em...

The “Talking Robots” experiment, inspired by the “Talking Heads” experiment from Sony, explores possibilities on how to ground symbols into perception using language, with two autonomous Aibo robots in an unconstrained environment. We present here the first results of this experiment and outline in the conclusion a planned extension to social behaviors grounding.

This research aims to gain information from various written sources related the cooperative learning model of talking chips types in improving oral language skills students with visual impairments. was conducted using a content analysis-based literature review, involving 25 articles and 12 books. The data used is form secondary taken printed books, collection journals, previous researches, rele...