Gender Stereotypes in Cultures: Experimental Investigation of a Possibility of Reproduction by Robots in Japan

To investigate the possibility of reproduction of gender stereotypes by robots, the research conducted a psychological experiment in which participants had a short-term interaction with a small-sized humanoid robot playing a role of guide. The results suggested that the female robot was preferred in this specific type of role in comparison with the male robot, and female persons preferred to the female robot in comparison with males.