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Sex robots are hypothetical anthropomorphic robot sex dolls. As of 2016, although no fully functioning sex robots yet exist, such a technology is believed to be a near-future possibility, and there is controversy as to whether developing it would be morally justifiable.
Feasibility
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."
In 2014, David Levy, the chess champion and author of Love and Sex with Robots 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." He estimates that this will take place by the mid-21st century.
In 2010, a sex doll called Roxxxy that had the capacity to play back pre-recorded speech cues was demonstrated at a trade show.
In 2015, Matt McMullen, the creator of the RealDoll stated that he intends to create sex dolls with the capacity to hold conversations.
Opposition
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. They argue that the introduction of such devices would be socially harmful, and demeaning to women and children.
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".
In October 2015 the Second International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots scheduled for November 2015 in Malaysia was declared illegal by the Malaysian Inspector-General of Police.
References
- ^ George, Gurley (May 2015). "Is This the Dawn of the Sexbots? (NSFW)". Vanity Fair.
- Habershon, Ed; Woods, Richard (2006-06-18). "No sex please, robot, just clean the floor — Times Online". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ James, Jacob (2014-10-23). "'I Believe That It Will Become Perfectly Normal for People to Have Sex With Robots'". Newsweek. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- Hornyak, Tim (2010-01-11). "Sex robot Roxxxy looking for action". CNET. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- The New York Times (2015-06-11). "Sex Dolls That Talk Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- "Campaign launched against 'harmful' sex robots". CNBC.
- ^ "Intelligent machines: Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys". BBC News.
- "Campaign Against Sex Robots calls for ban on human-robot sex (Wired UK)". Wired UK.
- Justin Wm. Moyer (15 September 2015). "Having sex with robots is really, really bad, Campaign Against Sex Robots says". Washington Post.
- "Japan robot owners warned off droid sex". afp.com. September 26, 2015.
- Justin McCurry. "No sex, please, they're robots, says Japanese android firm". the Guardian.
- Brendan O'Connor. "Japanese Robot Owners Reminded Not To Fuck Their Robots". Gawker. Gawker Media.
- "IGP declares 'Sex with Robots' conference illegal". Free Malaysia Today.
- Hope Reese (21 October 2015). "Academic conference on 'Love and Sex with Robots' abruptly cancelled after being declared illegal". TechRepublic.
- Kaila Hale-Stern. "The Annual Love and Sex With Robots Conference Has Been Canceled". Gizmodo. Gawker Media.
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