Learning about human robot cooperation with a game Prisoner's dilemma with Anki Cozmo

Recommendation on how to design robots for best human-robot interaction

As robots become increasingly prevalent in social settings, it's important to understand how people interact with them. A recent study by researchers at SoBA Lab at University of Glasgow investigated how people can cooperate with robots in economic games, specifically the prisoner's dilemma game.

Prisoner’s dilemma

Prisoner’s dilemma is a game between two players where each player must choose between cooperation and defection. If both players cooperate, they both receive a moderate reward. If one player defects and the other cooperates, the defector receives a high reward and the cooperator receives a low reward. If both players defect, they both receive a low reward. The game is designed to test how people balance their own self-interest with the desire to cooperate for mutual benefit.

Here is an example from Wikipedia on how this game can be played in real life.