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Sex robots or sexbots are anthropomorphic robot sex dolls.[1] As of 2017[update], no functioning sex robots exist. There is controversy as to whether developing them would be morally justifiable.

Contents

* 1 Predictions * 2 Realization * 3 Opposition * 4 Philosophical discussion * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 Further reading

Predictions[edit source]

In June 2006, Henrik Christensen of the European Robotics Research Network told the UK's Sunday Times that "people are going to be having sex with robots, within five years."[2]

In 2014, David Levy, the chess champion and author of Love and Sex with Robots[1] said in an interview with Newsweek that "I believe that loving sex robots will be a great boon to society ... There are millions of people out there who, for one reason or another, cannot establish good relationships."[3] He estimates that this will take place by the mid-21st century.[3] Realization[edit source]

There are ongoing attempts to make sex dolls socially interactive. In 2010, a sex doll called Roxxxy that had the capacity to play back pre-recorded speech cues was demonstrated at a trade show.[4] In 2015, Matt McMullen, the creator of the RealDoll stated that he intended to create sex dolls with the capacity to hold conversations.[5] Sexbots with a male design may be referred to as malebots[6] or manbots.[7]

Barcelona based Dr. Sergi Santos developed sex robot Samantha; the robot can switch between a sex setting (which can include Samantha simulating an orgasm[8]) and a family mode.[9] It can also can tell jokes and discuss philosophy.[10] Opposition[edit source]

In September 2015, Kathleen Richardson of De Montfort University and Erik Billing of the University of Skövde created the Campaign Against Sex Robots, calling for a ban on the creation of anthropomorphic sex robots.[11][12] In a journal article Richardson is critical of Levy and argues that the introduction of such devices would be socially harmful, and demeaning to women and children.[11][13]

In September 2015, the Japanese company SoftBank, the makers of the Pepper robot, included a ban on robot sex. The robots user agreement states: "The policy owner must not perform any sexual act or other indecent behaviour".[14][15]

Noel Sharkey and Aimee van Wynsberghe of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics released a consultation report presenting a summary of the issues and various opinions about what could be society's intimate association with robots.[16] The report includes an examination of how such robots could be employed as a sexual therapy tool for rapists or paedophiles. Sharkey warns that this could be "problematic" in terms of sex dolls resembling children.[17] Philosophical discussion[edit source]

The First International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots was held in Funchal, Madeira in November 2014.[18] In October 2015 a second conference scheduled for November 2015 in Malaysia was declared illegal by the Malaysian Inspector-General of Police.[19][20][21] The second conference was eventually held in December 2016 chaired by Dr. Kate Devlin at Goldsmiths, University of London in the United Kingdom.[22] Devlin also founded the UK's first ever sex tech hackathon,[23] also held in 2016 at Goldsmiths.

In 2016, a discussion of these issues was held at the 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice & Computers Conference, entitled "Technology and Intimacy: Choice or Coercion?".[24][25] See also[edit source]

* Agalmatophilia * Gynoid * Teledildonics * Robot fetishism * Sexual objectification * Social robot * Proposition Infinity

References[edit source]

1. ^ a b Gurley, George (16 April 2015). "Is this the dawn of the sexbots? (NSFW)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 June 2016. 2. ^ Habershon, Ed; Woods, Richard (18 June 2006). "No sex please, robot, just clean the floor". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 23 May 2010. (Subscription required (help)). 3. ^ a b James, Jacob (23 October 2014). "'I believe that it will become perfectly normal for people to have sex with robots'". Newsweek. US edition. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 4. ^ Hornyak, Tim (11 January 2010). "Sex robot Roxxxy looking for action". CNET. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 5. ^ Staff writer (11 June 2015). "Sex dolls that talk back". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 6. ^ Mlot, Stephanie (7 July 2017). "Everything you always wanted to know about sex robots". Geek.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017. 7. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris (5 July 2016). "Ashley Madison used fembots? Why this is the future". Inc. Retrieved 25 July 2017. 8. ^ Moye, David (17 March 2017). "Engineer creates sex robot that needs to be romanced first". HuffPost. Retrieved 25 September 2017. 9. ^ Dormehl, Luke (20 March 2017). "Meet Samantha: a smart sex robot that you need to seduce before you get busy". Digital Trends. Retrieved 25 September 2017. 10. ^ Beech, Stephen (24 September 2017). "Sex robot called Samantha goes on sale in UK and she's yours for £3,500". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 September 2017. 11. ^ a b Staff writer (15 September 2015). "Intelligent machines: Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 12. ^ Other articles: * Ellyatt, Holly (5 September 2015). "Campaign launched against 'harmful' sex robots". CNBC. Retrieved 7 September 2016. * Temperton, James (15 September 2015). "Campaign Against Sex Robots calls for ban on human-robot sex". Wired UK. Retrieved 7 September 2016. * Moyer, Justin Wm. (15 September 2015). "Having sex with robots is really, really bad, Campaign Against Sex Robots says". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 13. ^ Richardson, Kathleen (September 2015). "The asymmetrical 'relationship': parallels between prostitution and the development of sex robots". ACM: Special Interest Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) Newsletter, special issue: Ethicomp. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library. 45 (3): 290–293. doi:10.1145/2874239.2874281. View online. 14. ^ McCurry, Justin (28 September 2015). "No sex, please, they're robots, says Japanese android firm". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 15. ^ O'Connor, Brendan (26 September 2015). "Japanese robot owners reminded not to fuck their robots". Gawker. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 16. ^ Sharkey, Noel; van Wynsberghe, Aimee; Robbins, Scott; Hancock, Eleanor (2017). Our sexual future with robots. The Hague, Netherlands: Foundation for Responsible Robotics. Pdf. 17. ^ Wakefield, Jane (5 July 2017). "Call for a ban on child sex robots". BBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2017. 18. ^ "1st International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots". cie.acm.org. Computers in Entertainment: Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 19. ^ Tan, Tarrence (13 October 2015). "IGP declares 'Sex with Robots' conference illegal". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 20. ^ Reese, Hope (21 October 2015). "Academic conference on 'Love and Sex with Robots' abruptly cancelled after being declared illegal". TechRepublic. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 21. ^ Hale-Stern, Kaila (22 October 2015). "The annual Love and Sex With Robots Conference has been canceled". Gizmodo. Gawker Media. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 22. ^ "Third International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots: London, 19-20 Dec 2017". loveandsexwithrobots.org. Love and Sex with Robots Committee. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 23. ^ "Sex Tech Hack II". Hacksmiths. Goldsmiths Tech Society. Retrieved 18 May 2017. 24. ^ Dean, Jon (5 September 2016). "First ever conference in to sex robots to ask the big questions". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 September 2017. 25. ^ Cheshire, Tom (7 September 2016). "Can 'Sex Robots' replace human relationships?". Sky News. Retrieved 7 September 2017.