Can a robot REALLY 'bond' with autistic children? Caspar - and 20 other, weirder 'cyber-friends' - invade the Science Museum

Robots from around Europe are flocking to London this week - but, thankfully, we won't need to call Doctor Who to fend off this particular onslaught.

More than 20 cutting-edge robots from around Europe will be on display at the Science Museum's Robotville exhibition this week - including a robot designed to help autistic children, and a robot that can (sometimes) catch a ball.

Naturally, many of the robots look like slightly spooky human beings - but other fields of robotics will be represented instead, including 'swarm' robotics, where tiny robots work together, a relatively new idea being pioneered in industry and on the battlefield.

The Dexmart robotic hand is sophisticated enough to perform basic domestic chores such as making a cup of coffee

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