I wonder if there really are asexual, or gender-neutral, mechanical creations. While it certainly takes more effort to make a robot that's consciously gendered, I feel that the generic robot as either portrayed in literature or constructed in the labs is vaguely reflecting gamma male features. For the male-dominated society, the default setting of gender perception is male, and I am convinced that this is reflected in the construction of appliances, as well. At least I can't be sure I've seen many robots that are detectably androgynous. That the robot does not have genitalia does not mean that it does not have male attributes.
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