Through a series of online studies, we explored how a observing a robotic touch to the shoulder affects people's trust in the robot and perception of the robot's behavior.
@article{law2020touching,
title={A touching connection: How observing robotic touch can affect human trust in a robot},
author={Theresa Law and Bertram Malle and Matthias Scheutz},
year={2020},
journal={International Journal of Social Robotics},
publisher={Springer},
url={https://hrilab.tufts.edu/publications/law2020touching.pdf}
}