The Faculty of Economics and Business host a fascinating experiment with a semi-humanoid robot (TIAGo) who will engage with humans in playing a board game. The experiment is aimed at the entire university or non-university community that was unable to participate at the time as a result of the pandemic, will last approximately 5 minutes. At the beginning and at the end of it, the participant will fill out an anonymous questionnaire.

The main objective of the experiment, led by UB Business School’s researcher Santiago Forgas Coll, is to evaluate various aspects of the interaction between the user and the robot acting as a tutor in a board game scenario.

TIAGo will be happy to meet you from Monday 4th to Friday 8th od October from 10:00 to 19:00 CEST in Building 690, next to classroom 1019. COVID-19 prevention measures will scrupulously followed (use of mask, social distancing and use of hand sanitizer). Your participation is very important for the success of the experiment!