Cute by Design
Here is a s short video on the science of cute that lists five infantile features that cause us to see something as cute. These include disproportionately large heads, large low set eyes, button nose, soft round bodies and a waddling gate.
You will find these features being used in a wide variety of artifacts – toys, characters, emoticons, service robots, etc. in a way meant to invoke a parental instinct.
