Clean Feet Investors II LP (CFI II), a private investment fund for accredited investors, based in Avon, Connecticut, has acquired a majority ownership of Movia Robotics Inc. (Movia) based in Bristol, Connecticut. The company has been restructured under the new name Movia Inc. Tim Gifford, the founder of Movia’s technology for the treatment of autism […]
Robot Kebbi stands just 12.5-inches tall, but it’s a giant in the fight against autism.
Its round eyes blink and its eyebrows rise; facial expressions charm and dazzle; it raises its arms to celebrate successes on computer exercises.
Kids grin, giggle and connect. Parents melt. And autism takes a step back.
Kebbi is one of four robots deployed by MOVIA Robotics’ founder Timothy Gifford in the fight against autism spectrum disorder, a range of conditions that affect one in every 36 children in America and as many as 75 million worldwide.
They smile, their eyes blink, their arms move expressively and most of all their patience is endless and they never tire during the day working with students with autism.