As non-humanoid robots increasingly permeate various sectors, understanding their design implications for human acceptance becomes paramount. Despite their ubiquity, studies on how to improve human interaction are sparse. Our investigation, conducted through two surveys, addresses this gap. The first survey emphasizes non-humanoid robots and human perceptions about gender attributions, suggesting that both design and perceived gender influence acceptance. Survey 2 investigates the effects of varying gender cues on robot designs and their consequent impacts on human-robot interactions. Our findings highlighted that distinct gender cues can bolster or impede interaction comfort.

翻译：随着非人形机器人日益渗透到各个领域，理解其设计对人类接受度的影响变得至关重要。尽管这类机器人应用广泛，但关于如何改善人机交互的研究仍相对匮乏。本研究通过两项问卷调查填补了这一空白。第一项调查聚焦于非人形机器人及人类对性别归因的感知，表明设计特征和感知性别均会影响接受度。第二项调查探究了机器人设计中不同性别线索的影响，及其对人机交互带来的后续效应。研究结果强调，不同的性别线索可能增强或阻碍交互舒适度。