A lab experiment investigated how college students respond to touch from a humanoid robot during conversation. The findings, published in the journal PLOS One, revealed that students who received touch from the robot (pats on the hand) felt more positive affect during the interaction. Moreover, the students were more likely to comply with a request from the robot if it was accompanied by touch. …
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