iMotions Remote Data Collection eliminates boundaries for research by providing advanced tools for comprehensive data collection. Maximize your research potential through accurate and in-depth analysis. Streamline your research processes efficiently with iMotions, leading to breakthrough discoveries and a deeper understanding in your field.
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Imagine if your human behavior research lab could stretch across the globe—without sacrificing data quality? We know that it sounds like a bold claim, but that is our promise of the iMotions Remote Data Collection (RDC) Platform. As an extension of the iMotions Lab software, RDC empowers researchers to collect multimodal human behavior data online, bringing advanced biometric tools into respondents’ everyday environments.
With RDC, you’re not limited by lab space, hardware, or geography. Instead, you get real-time insights from real people—on their own devices, in their own settings—powered by thoroughly validated lab-grade software.
What Is Remote Data Collection?
Remote data collection refers to gathering human behavior data from participants without needing them to physically visit a lab or facility. Internet-based remote data collection, as enabled by iMotions, uses tools like webcam-based eye tracking, AI-powered facial expression analysis, webcam respiration tracking, AI-powered voice analysis, as well as advanced online survey features and integrations to collect behavioral and emotional data through standard web browsers.
This platform allows researchers to design studies in the advanced iMotions Lab software, distribute them globally—including natively integrated advanced survey tools—and analyze them using iMotions’ industry-leading analytics platform.
Why Researchers Are Moving to Remote
- Break Free from In-Lab Bottlenecks
In-lab logistics often limit how fast research studies can be executed. With RDC, you can design, launch, and manage studies entirely online. Participants need nothing more than a webcam, a microphone and a stable internet connection. There’s no software for participants to install, no lab appointments to coordinate, and less physical hardware to maintain which makes it a great supplement for the in-lab advanced science research.
- Access Your True Target Demographics
Does your research require 35–45-year-old full-time workers? Rural participants with niche lifestyle traits? Global reach isn’t just possible—it’s good practice. Through integrations with online survey platforms and panel providers, iMotions makes recruiting the right participants fast and easy. You reach your audience, not just the people who live near your lab.
- Uncover Real, Unbiased Insights
Self-reporting only scratches the surface. iMotions RDC taps into nonconscious signals like visual attention, facial muscle movements, and vocal tone to give you data that’s harder to fake and more revealing. These objective insights help explain the why behind human behavior.
- Cut Costs, Not Corners
Webcam and microphone-based data collection eliminates the need for dedicated lab equipment. With RDC, computer vision and AI models do the heavy lifting, turning consumer-grade webcams into powerful biometric sensors. That means less overhead, more agility, and no compromise on data quality.
- Scale Up Without Slowing Down
Run simultaneous studies across time zones. Collect thousands of data points in hours, not weeks. RDC makes large-scale, high-quality data collection feasible, fast, and frictionless.
What Sets iMotions Remote Data Collection Apart?
iMotions doesn’t just offer convenience—it delivers scientific-grade remote data using rigorously validated technologies. Here’s what’s under the hood:
Using iMotions WebET 3.0, participants’ gaze patterns are tracked through their webcams with validated accuracy. 92% of test participants achieved below 5.5° of visual angle, making this a state-of-the-art solution for visual attention studies at scale.
Metrics include:
- Dwell time
- Time to first fixation
- Heatmaps & gaze plots
iMotions WebET 3.0
Accurate webcam based eye tracking
Built with Affectiva’s AI, facial expression recognition captures subtle, real-time emotional reactions, including:
- 7 basic emotions, engagement, and valence
- 20+ facial metrics
- Head pose and facial landmarks
This brings affective science out of the lab and into daily environments—instantly and automatically.
Facial Expression Analysis
Decode emotional expressions as they happen.
Track chest micro-movements to detect breathing rate and cycle duration—no sensors required. Validated against lab-grade systems, this tool delivers reliable respiratory data remotely, making physiological monitoring more accessible than ever.
Webcam Respiration
Measure breaths to understand physiological and emotional arousal.
Using audEERING’s devAIce, RDC extracts emotional and cognitive states from speech, analyzing:
- Prosody (pitch, intensity)
- Emotional categories (e.g. calm, angry, happy)
- Arousal, valence, and speaker traits
Voice Analysis
See beyond words with voice analysis
Powered by AssemblyAI, RDC offers high-accuracy speech transcription, complete with:
- Speaker separation
- Sentiment tagging (positive, negative, neutral)
- Thematic pattern analysis
Perfect for interviews, open-ended responses, and large-scale qualitative research.
Advanced Survey Capabilities & Integrations
The updated Survey Tool in iMotions’ Remote Data Collection Platform empowers researchers to easily design and deploy adaptive, data-rich surveys. With a flexible survey designer and a wide range of question types—including multiple choice, sliders, text fields, matrices, and rankings—you can capture both structured and open-ended responses with ease.
Built-in logic features let you dynamically show, hide, or require questions based on participant input, ensuring a responsive and personalized experience. Advanced users can fine-tune everything via a JSON editor and export to tools like Qualtrics or Google Forms for added flexibility.
Whether you’re gathering demographics or running large-scale remote studies, iMotions helps you collect cleaner data, faster.
iMotions Remote Data Collection Supports All Major Online Survey Providers
If you already have a preferred survey provider, iMotions Remote Data Collection Platform supports integration with all major online survey providers, allowing you to embed or sync external surveys seamlessly within your research workflow. This includes platforms like Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Typeform, Microsoft Forms, and RedCap. Whether you prefer to use iMotions’ built-in survey designer or link to an existing platform, you have the flexibility to collect and analyze participant responses with ease.
Bottom Line: The Future of Human Behavior Research Is Agile
iMotions Remote Data Collection isn’t a workaround—it’s a research accelerator. It brings scientific-grade data collection to your participants, wherever they are, while letting your team stay focused on what matters: the insights.
If you want to reach more people, reduce cost and complexity, and still get lab-quality results—RDC is how you do it.
The future of human behavior research is not only here, it is available right now!
