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Elementary school student brings her robot to see the governor, hoping to help other kids.
The kids are alright.
I'm not sure I'd refer to this as a robot. It's really just a tablet on a stick. I think they could get the price down.
Peyton, 10, brings her robot to see the governor, hoping to help other kids
Peyton Walton, 10, used her four-foot robot called PAVS to connect with her classroom while in New York City for radiation treatment for cancer. She is practicing with the robot in this photo. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Donna St. George February 21
@donnastgeorge
Peyton Walton went to see the governor of Maryland recently and brought along her four-foot robot known as PAVS — Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self. The 10-year-old, who is battling cancer, uses the rolling robot to connect with her Poolesville school when she can’t be there. ... Her family wants other children with illnesses to have the same chance at the latest technology. So they made a pitch to Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who also is a cancer survivor.
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The idea was front and center Friday as assistant superintendents from across Maryland gathered for a monthly meeting that included a panel of speakers describing children’s experiences. Officials from two companies — Double Robotics and Cisco Systems — made presentations, as did Schaeber. ... “I think there were quite a few people there who were very excited about it,” said Val Emrich, director of instructional technology for the Maryland State Department of Education, who suggested that school systems could create a lending library with such technology.
Peyton used her robot — which resembles a small Segway with a rolling base and an iPad at the top — to remotely attend classes last fall at Poolesville Elementary while she received radiation therapy in New York City. By connecting from afar, she could join in student discussions, talk to teachers, see friends and navigate her classroom.
{Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self, a robot that allows girl with cancer to attend school}
Peyton Walton, 10, used her four-foot robot called PAVS to connect with her classroom while in New York City for radiation treatment for cancer. She is practicing with the robot in this photo. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Donna St. George February 21
@donnastgeorge
Peyton Walton went to see the governor of Maryland recently and brought along her four-foot robot known as PAVS — Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self. The 10-year-old, who is battling cancer, uses the rolling robot to connect with her Poolesville school when she can’t be there. ... Her family wants other children with illnesses to have the same chance at the latest technology. So they made a pitch to Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who also is a cancer survivor.
....
The idea was front and center Friday as assistant superintendents from across Maryland gathered for a monthly meeting that included a panel of speakers describing children’s experiences. Officials from two companies — Double Robotics and Cisco Systems — made presentations, as did Schaeber. ... “I think there were quite a few people there who were very excited about it,” said Val Emrich, director of instructional technology for the Maryland State Department of Education, who suggested that school systems could create a lending library with such technology.
Peyton used her robot — which resembles a small Segway with a rolling base and an iPad at the top — to remotely attend classes last fall at Poolesville Elementary while she received radiation therapy in New York City. By connecting from afar, she could join in student discussions, talk to teachers, see friends and navigate her classroom.
{Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self, a robot that allows girl with cancer to attend school}
