The most special children’s toy ever made - Yanko Design

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CES is full to the brim of awe-inspiring and excitable tech; it'due south easy to lose sight of the lesser brands and the underdog products that get less attention. However, the feeling is most certainly mutual beyond all design manufactures and reporters of CES when I say my favorite production of the whole convention is My Special Aflac Duck – a robotic toy duck designed to help children diagnosed with cancer cope through their treatments.

This duck is no ordinary duck, accompanied past an assortment of RFID tags; this guy tin relay the emotions of the kid by having them place an emoji disc to the breast of the duck. Depending on the disc chosen, the duck will communicate the feeling with a positive or negative chirp/groan.

What's truly remarkable is that My Special Aflac Duck comes with its ain IV kit, allowing the child to administer meds to the duck, similar to that of chemotherapy, lessening the fear and anxiety around information technology.

When the duck is in IV mode, it's head volition vibrate and pulse in a heartbeat-similar pattern – alleviating stress and focusing the child on a steady breathing pattern. On pinnacle of this, the duck'southward fur can be removed and washed to ensure optimal cleanliness throughout hospital trips.

What's really special nigh all of My Special Aflac Duck'south accessories, is the rocket ship. Using the accompanying app, the child can pick their happy place (whether it be the jungle, the ocean, a rollercoaster) and once the rocket transport is placed against the duck's chest, like the RFID disks, information technology volition play a sound from this scene – transforming the infirmary room into that special place within seconds.

As if it couldn't get whatever meliorate, it does. My Special Aflac Duck isn't bachelor in the shops, not now, not e'er. Aflac plans to give My Special Aflac Duck for free to kids diagnosed with cancer across the US, with the hopes of getting this special guy to thousands of kids past the terminate of this year.

Designer: Aflac & Sproutel