SPECIAL ISSUE

The Special Issue “GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics” based on the first edition of the GenR Workshop is open for submissions on the International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR). The Special Issue will stay open until June 30th, 2022.


As a journal, the IJSR aims to provide an overview of the current state of the social robotics scene, how the field and related technologies are set to evolve in the future, and their impact on society at large. The journal has an impact factor of 5.126 (2020).


Similar to the 1st edition of the GenR workshop, the Special Issue "GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics” aims to deepen the social, ethical, and psychological understanding of the attribution of gender to robots, addressing how the design and use of gendered robots might impact HRI and affect society at large.


We welcome original papers investigating the attribution of gender to social robots, the influence of robot’s gender on the perception of and interaction with robots (e.g., acceptance, trust), the design of gendered robots, and its ethical and societal implications. Through this special issue, we would like to inspire discussions about the mindful use of robots in society and promote the possibility to use robots to challenge harmful social practices (e.g., gender stereotypes, gender inequality).


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Gendering practices in Social Robotics

  • Experimental studies on gendered robots

  • Feminist robotics

  • Robot’s gender design

  • Norm-critical design

  • Queer design in HRI

  • Sex Robots

  • Ethics of Gendered Robots

  • Normative deviance in relation to robot gender

  • Societal implications and applications of gendered robots

  • Performative arts encompassing a reflection on gender in robotics

  • Non-binary perspectives on robot gender



More information about the Special Issue and submission guidelines can be found at this link or by contacting the Guest Editors: