@inproceedings{Sarabia:2013:10.1007/978-3-319-02675-6_41,
author = {Sarabia, M and Le, Mau T and Soh, H and Naruse, S and Poon, C and Liao, Z and Tan, KC and Lai, ZJ and Demiris, Y},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-02675-6_41},
pages = {412--421},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {iCharibot : Design and Field Trials of a Fundraising Robot},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02675-6_41},
year = {2013}
}

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - In this work, we address the problem of increasing charitable donations through a novel, engaging fundraising robot: the Imperial Charity Robot (iCharibot). To better understand how to engage passers-by, we conducted a field trial in outdoor locations at a busy area in London, spread across 9 sessions of 40 minutes each. During our experiments, iCharibot attracted 679 people and engaged with 386 individuals. Our results show that interactivity led to longer user engagement with the robot. Our data further suggests both saliency and interactivity led to an increase in the total donation amount. These findings should prove useful for future design of robotic fundraisers in particular and for social robots in general.
AU  - Sarabia,M
AU  - Le,Mau T
AU  - Soh,H
AU  - Naruse,S
AU  - Poon,C
AU  - Liao,Z
AU  - Tan,KC
AU  - Lai,ZJ
AU  - Demiris,Y
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-319-02675-6_41
EP  - 421
PB  - Springer
PY  - 2013///
SP  - 412
TI  - iCharibot : Design and Field Trials of a Fundraising Robot
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02675-6_41
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/12550
ER  - 

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