Maybe We Trust Robots Too Much - D-brief

The robot, named Gaia, outside of a dorm on Harvard's campus. Would you let a stranger into your apartment building? Granting an unknown person access to a building was a humorous premise for a Seinfeld episode, but the decision to trust a stranger reveals insights into human psychology and touches on broader issues of trust in society. But what if, instead of a human, a robot knocked at your door? It's a question that Harvard University senior Serena Booth set out to answer with the help of a small, wheeled robot -- well, more like a roving nightstand -- that she stationed at the entrances to several dorms on campus.