so this is moxie, some of the robots here, i ll introduce you to a live one in a second. what s interesting is 93% of our communications are nonverbal, facial expressions. so it s very different than what we ve seen in the past. the pandemic increased our feelings of loneliness, especially amongst children, so embodied is creating something that helps kids build those social skills and deal with that feeling of isolation. i want to introduce you to moxie. moxie, listen to me. of course. what do you want to talk about? moxie, how do i make friends? making friends can be really fun. there are a few things you can do to make new friends. first, it s important to be kind and friendly to others. moxie, earmuffs. so i could have continued that conversation a little bit more and gotten some tips and tricks. i m sure you re thinking oh, gosh, talking to a robot, what
people are running around talking about banging noises and talking about oxygen and all this other stuff. and the coastguard is out with airplanes. i knew that sub was sitting exactly underneath its last known depth and position. that s exactly where they found it. and there was no search. when they finally got an rov down there that could make the depth, they found it within hours. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing| you different stories from across the uk. for these women, the current system isn t working. hundreds of parents came together in london today to protest, including jessica from abingdon. my son is autistic. he s six years old. he s nonverbal, and he s in a mainstream school. he has been on the unplaced
the the united kingdom. the united kingdom. and we have got plans in place and we practice those plans on a fairly regular basis. and so what we learned was those plans work really, really well, even for the most complex recovery that we re going to have here in the recent known times. chris, it s been great to get your expertise in your experience programme. thank you so much. you re very welcome. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing| you different stories from across the uk. for these women, the current system isn t working. hundreds of parents came together in london today to protest, including jessica from abingdon. my son is autistic. he s six years old. he s nonverbal, and he s in a mainstream school.
my son is autistic. he s six years old. he s nonverbal, and he s in a mainstream school. he has been on the unplaced register for nearly a year now. for some parents, the prospect of their child starting at a mainstream school is concerning. his speech and language is eight months to two years, and he s nearly five and he s expected to go into a mainstream school and he just won t thrive. the department for education says it s putting significant investment into the high needs budget, which it says will be worth £10.1 billion in the current academic year, a rise of over 50% over four years. but for some, it could be too late. for more stories from across the uk, - head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. india s prime minister, narendra modi, is at the white house this evening for a state visit.