"This Cute Little Robot Is Designed To Help You Form Any Habit"

"MOTI tracks behavior over time, like other devices, but it also acts like a small robotic friend: When you do something that you're trying to turn into a habit--whether that's running, making the bed, or cooking more--you push a button, and MOTI emits a series of happy sounds and lights. It's a simple action, but something the designer says can create an emotional bond.

"My first testers were two guys in their twenties and thirties, and they fell in love with these things," she says. "The vocabulary they used was interesting--they'd call it a he or a she, something you'd never do with a wearable. Early on, that's what triggered me to say, 'Hey, there's something here about an underlying emotional engagement.'""
http://m.fastcompany.com/3043755/this-cute-little-robot-is-designed-to-help-you-form-any-habit