Gendering humanoid robots: Robo-sexism in Japan

Body and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-36

  Robertson, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyborg; Gender; Japan; Robot

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954632727     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X10364767     Document Type: Article

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