Children can mirror their care routines on the duck and can express
their feelings through the toy by holding a circular token to its chest
that prompts it to assume the corresponding emotion. Holding a token
with a smiling happy face or a frowning angry face to the duck, for
example, will enable it to react accordingly. This is meant to provide a
sense of companionship to children as they undergo treatment and
therapy. The duck is expected to be available for children diagnosed
with cancer at no cost in late 2018 or early 2019. In early 2018, it
will be shipping to children at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders
Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to undergo additional
testing. Tuesday, August 7, 2018
My Special Aflac Duck
Many smart robotic toys are designed with education in mind. But My
Special Aflac Duck has a very different but nonetheless important job:
The interactive toy, developed by research and development workshop
Sproutel, was created to provide comfort to children diagnosed with
cancer.
Children can mirror their care routines on the duck and can express
their feelings through the toy by holding a circular token to its chest
that prompts it to assume the corresponding emotion. Holding a token
with a smiling happy face or a frowning angry face to the duck, for
example, will enable it to react accordingly. This is meant to provide a
sense of companionship to children as they undergo treatment and
therapy. The duck is expected to be available for children diagnosed
with cancer at no cost in late 2018 or early 2019. In early 2018, it
will be shipping to children at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders
Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to undergo additional
testing.
Children can mirror their care routines on the duck and can express
their feelings through the toy by holding a circular token to its chest
that prompts it to assume the corresponding emotion. Holding a token
with a smiling happy face or a frowning angry face to the duck, for
example, will enable it to react accordingly. This is meant to provide a
sense of companionship to children as they undergo treatment and
therapy. The duck is expected to be available for children diagnosed
with cancer at no cost in late 2018 or early 2019. In early 2018, it
will be shipping to children at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders
Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to undergo additional
testing. 
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