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Poor posture is a common issue in modern sedentary lifestyles and can lead to long-term musculoskeletal problems. This study explores whether a robot can improve human posture through mimicry. We designed a teddy bear robot that mimics people’s slouching behaviour, and alerts the person to return to an upright posture. The prototype was tested in a controlled user study involving 20 participants. Results indicate that the inclusion of slouch mimicry tends to make people correct their posture and increases their posture awareness, without being perceived as more distracting than a baseline condition. These initial results suggest that slouch mimicry can be an effective solution to improve people’s posture while working at a desk.

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SitBot: A Posture-Mimicking Robot to Reduce Slouching

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Chia-An Wang,
  • Adam Wikström,
  • Linus Pettersson,
  • Anasha Sarker,
  • Martina De Cet,
  • Georgios Diapoulis,
  • Mohammad Obaid,
  • Ilaria Torre

摘要

Poor posture is a common issue in modern sedentary lifestyles and can lead to long-term musculoskeletal problems. This study explores whether a robot can improve human posture through mimicry. We designed a teddy bear robot that mimics people’s slouching behaviour, and alerts the person to return to an upright posture. The prototype was tested in a controlled user study involving 20 participants. Results indicate that the inclusion of slouch mimicry tends to make people correct their posture and increases their posture awareness, without being perceived as more distracting than a baseline condition. These initial results suggest that slouch mimicry can be an effective solution to improve people’s posture while working at a desk.