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Gender and Humanoid Robots: A Somaesthetic Analysis

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Abstract

I discuss in this paper how robotic scientists tend to produce replicas of human bodies that are consistent with their own cultural norms by exploring howgender is embodied in humanoid robots. My focus is specifically on carerobots, and their reception in the African context.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-130
Number of pages12
JournalFilosofia Theoretica
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • Care robots
  • Gender
  • Persona effect
  • Robot body design
  • Somaesthetics
  • Uncanny valley

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science

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