ABC/Los Angeles: “Robot helps researchers crack autism code.” “Researchers believe the robots work well for kids with autism because they are more predictable and consistent than humans — something these children can relate to and feel comfortable with. They’re working on creating a smaller version of the robot, so parents can work with it at home.”

Wired: “Augmented Reality and atemporality.” A look at the augmented reality tool, iTacitus, which provides a data overlay on your smart phone when you point it at art, architecture and other historically significant objects.

Robotics/TMC: “Robots Hit By Recession, But the Future Looks Hopeful.” “The use of robots has increased rapidly in the past few years with countries, such as India and China investing heavily in robotics. This has encouraged the robotics companies to increase production capacities and have great expectations for the future. But many sectors that rely heavily on robots have been hit by the recession and have reduced their orders recently.”