year, but he's not missing anything thanks to the vgo robot. he's getting a year long treatment for a rare form of cancer. >> the whole classroom, so it's basically just like i'm there. >> the robot allows kyle to participate in class and hang out with his friends. he even wears his school uniform and eats lunch with his classmates every day. >> it's kind of weird having my mom be the only person i really can see every day. >> reporter: the robot costs about $6,000 and students helped raise that money to pay for it. >> he probably wants to learn even though he can't be here. he wants to see his friends and stuff. >> reporter: the cool thing about this robot, it doesn't just sit in the classroom. kyle maneuvers it up and down the hallways of the school. is it easy to do? >> yeah, it's easy.