My son is autistic (and regist

My son is autistic (and registered disabled), and struggles with communication BUT finds technology things easy to focus on (such as a games console) - I've never built a robot but I have a background in commercial programming.

Autistic children (by definition) struggle with emotion, recognising emotion and communication - I think it would be possible to bridge that gap using something which goes through that same development and learning process in parallel to the child. My son doesn't acknowledge emotion in people, but he would (I think) demonstrate sufficient focus in something like a robot to learn emotions by way of lights and sound, and that may serve as a bridge to understanding the same emotions in people.

If something like this could be done then we are members of an autistic group in our town and it would just be 'interesting' in whether something like this would have wider appeal - Not for profit - but as an aid to help others in a similar position.