Trial One:
Date:
June 29
Person:
A variety of people in front of the bookstore.
Demo:
In front of the bookstore
What they said:
“Can I pet it?”
“What does it do?”
“Can you control it?”
“Does it have a battery?”
“Can I buy it?”
What they did:
They tried to play with the robots- tug-a-war, petting, and occasionally they would what I recommended they do, such as hold it by the tail.
What you did:
Took videos, welcomed people to interact, answered questions, played a moo.
What you think about emotional state/ why?:
I think that the children became close to the Pleos. The general response was positive, adult response was slightly bemused. One person was scared of the Pleo robot.
Trial Two:
Date:
July 6th
Person:
Mother
Demo:
Home
What they said:
What can you make it do? Can it see me?
What they did:
Tried to reveal all the behaviors, tried to make Pleo walk forward.
What you did:
Helped try to reveal all of the behaviors.
What you think about emotional state/ why?
She was sympathetic to Pleo’s behaviors/emotions, and was curious from a scientific perspective.