>To alter the gender portrayed in robots during the second study, the researchers used an iPad display showing different gendered facial features that topped a

>To alter the gender portrayed in robots during the second study, the researchers used an iPad display showing different gendered facial features that topped a Bear Robotics Servi robot, which does not have any typical human-like features of its own. These facial features had “cute” designs, including round faces and big eyes. Maybe read the article? It's well studied that waitresses get tipped at a higher rate then waiters, the inclination that these human behaviors would be placed on semi-anthropic semi-gendered robots doesn't really seem like a big surprise to me.