Lara Bauer

The gendered cost of assistive technology: female (but not male) caregivers are seen as less warm and more machine-like when wearing an exoskeleton

Abstract Exoskeletons can reduce physical strain at work, but they can also change how wearers are perceived by others. This may be especially consequential in professional caregiving, where warmth and human connection are central to good care and where gendered expectations fram...