Gender-Emotion Stereotypes in HRI: The Effects of Robot Gender and Speech Act on Evaluations of a Robot

Aafje I. Kapteijns*, Maartje De Graaf

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Abstract

Humanlike design of social robots can potentially reproduce societal biases. This paper presents an online video experiment (n = 194) examining the stereotyping effects of speech act (assertive vs. affiliative speech) on people's evaluation of gendered robots (masculine vs. feminine) in terms of warmth, competence, and discomfort. Results show that feminine robots are rated higher in competence than masculine robots, regardless of speech act, and assertive robots are rated higher in competence than affiliative robots, regardless of robot gender. Additionally, women rate robots as more competent than men do. The results for warmth and discomfort are insignificant. This study emphasizes the need for theory-driven experiments addressing robot gendering and highlights the importance of avoiding the reinforcement of gender bias in social robot design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
PublisherIEEE
Pages924-929
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350375022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2024
Event33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024 - Pasadena, United States
Duration: 26 Aug 202430 Aug 2024

Publication series

NameIEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, RO-MAN
ISSN (Print)1944-9445
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9437

Conference

Conference33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPasadena
Period26/08/2430/08/24

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