This study explores the perceptions of gender and anthropomorphism in robots as imagined and drawn by children. It was conducted in a lower secondary school in Siena with children aged 11-13. Participants were asked to draw a robot fit for one of two job roles: house decoration (stereotypically more feminine) or snow shovelling (stereotypically more masculine). Pupils were also asked to fill out a printed ques- tionnaire with the aim to collect some general personal information and descriptions of the robot that each of them had drawn. The findings show a tendency to ascribe male or gender-neutral traits to the robots. Notably, younger children more frequently drew colourful, anthropomorphic robots for the house decoration task, whereas older students predominantly designed black and white, machine-like robots suited for the snow shovelling task.
Palmitesta, P., Bracci, M., Currò, F., Guidi, S., Marchigiani, E., Parlangeli, O. (2024). Design a robot that is able to…: Gender stereotypes in children’s imagination of robots. In Human Factors in Robots, Drones and Unmanned Systems (pp.75-82). New York : AHFE International [10.54941/ahfe1005010].
Design a robot that is able to…: Gender stereotypes in children’s imagination of robots
Palmitesta, Paola
;bracci, Margherita
;Currò, Francesco
;guidi, Stefano
;marchigiani, Enrica
;parlangeli, Oronzo
2024-01-01
Abstract
This study explores the perceptions of gender and anthropomorphism in robots as imagined and drawn by children. It was conducted in a lower secondary school in Siena with children aged 11-13. Participants were asked to draw a robot fit for one of two job roles: house decoration (stereotypically more feminine) or snow shovelling (stereotypically more masculine). Pupils were also asked to fill out a printed ques- tionnaire with the aim to collect some general personal information and descriptions of the robot that each of them had drawn. The findings show a tendency to ascribe male or gender-neutral traits to the robots. Notably, younger children more frequently drew colourful, anthropomorphic robots for the house decoration task, whereas older students predominantly designed black and white, machine-like robots suited for the snow shovelling task.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
https://hdl.handle.net/11365/1264174
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