diff --git a/launch/robot_facial_expression.launch b/launch/robot_facial_expression.launch
index dd4f0413171e4042dad0965affe35ab5ff1c2467..12155b5c03f9adfd9bdfd774104981a630f2ae34 100644
--- a/launch/robot_facial_expression.launch
+++ b/launch/robot_facial_expression.launch
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   <node name="rsdk_xdisplay_image" pkg="robot_facial_expression" type="screen_listener.py" />
 
 
+   <arg name="gender" default="female" />
+      <param name="/gender" value="$(arg gender)" />
+
   <!-- Start control_physical node 
   <node name="control" pkg="robot_facial_expression" type="control_physical.py" />
 -->