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Method
Study participants will be sitting at a table in a common campus area. GulliBot's team members will place the robot on the table and then walk away. The robot used in each trial will be one of two versions: the device will either have a large camera lens or an array of LEDs attached to the pan/tilt mechanism. The robot will inform the participant that his body is being "scanned," then provide a recommended stretch to improve posture and overall health. As the message is being communicated, the pan/tilt mechanism (with either the lens or LED array attached) will "look" at the participant's face. The participant's subsequent action (or lack thereof) will be recorded by GulliBot's team members. The data will be compared for the two groups under test to determine whether the presence of an eye on a robot impacts its ability to persuade users to take an action.
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Results
Subjects were timed as to how long they held their arms in the air. Subjects who did not follow GulliBot's instructions were given a time of 0. Average times were compared between conditions, as were percentage of people who participated. Gender differences were also examined. Our results were not quite significant (p = 0.07) but our sample size was small. Further experimentation is needed. Read more about these results and others!