The goal of this research is to investigate the social and educational benefits of virtual inclusion interaction among hospitalized children, their classmates, and their classroom. 

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The Norwegian start-up organization called No Isolation developed AV1, a personal robot that allows children to participate at school despite struggling with a long-term illness. No Isolation is on a “mission to reduce involuntary loneliness and social isolation by developing communication tools that help those affected” (No Isolation, 2019).