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She’s Electric—The Influence of Body Proportions on Perceived Gender of Robots across Cultures

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The assignment of gender to robots is a debatable topic. Subtle aspects related to gender, in a robot’s appearance, may create biased expectations of the robot’s abilities and influence user acceptance. The present research is a cross-cultural study involving more than 150 participants to investigate the perception of gender in robot design by manipulating body proportions. We are focusing specifically on the contrast between two extremely different cultures: Peruvian and Japanese. From the survey based on stimuli varying in the proportion between chest, waist, and hips, the results indicate the importance of chest-to-hip ratio and waist-to-hip ratio in the attribution of gender to robots.

Source: Robotics

DOI: 10.3390/robotics7030050

Authors: Gabriele Trovato, Cesar Lucho, Renato Paredes

Institutions: Waseda University, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Language: English

Topic: Social Robot Interaction and HRI

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,172