This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Taxwoman (talk | contribs) at 12:41, 6 March 2007 (→History: Removed advert and touched up grammar). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 12:41, 6 March 2007 by Taxwoman (talk | contribs) (→History: Removed advert and touched up grammar)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Sex machine" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2006) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
An automated erotic stimulation device is a mechanical device used to stimulate a person erotically in a similar manner to penile penetration. It is a more sophisticated version of the much simpler vibrator. The device can be used by either sex to excite the anus or vagina.
A typical machine works by the transfer of rotational force from a motor to a directional motion on a shaft, which is tipped by a dildo.
These devices may be associated with, but are not limited to, BDSM play.
Another design consists of a dildo attached to the end of a rotating device such as an electric drill, which rotates to produce stimulation.
A Sybian is a device that consists of a saddle-like seat with a phallic rod in the center.
Safety
Automated erotic stimulation devices have been created commercially for penetration and stimulation. Excessive force may easily damage the delicate vagina, anus, and rectum; injury may result if a device is used incorrectly.
History
The vibrator was created to treat hysteria in Victorian women through medical orgasm induced by clitoral massage
Erotic provocation was delivered mechanically during the 19th century by such devices as air- or petroleum-powered vibrating tables, liquid jets, jolting chairs, swinging seats, and more. Electro-mechanical vibrators followed once electrical energy was harnessed.
Most of these were much larger and more powerful than today's standard devices, restricting ownership to the rich or to specialist medical centres. They resembled in size (though not in operation) what are now commonly termed fucking machines.
With mass production, vibrators grew smaller and cheaper, sharply curtailing the market for earlier models.
Modern automated erotic stimulation device differ from vibrators because they penetrate as well as throb. Mass attention is drawn to them on the Internet, while appetite for these powerful appliances has induced the establishment and growth of manufacturers to satisfy rising demand. Recently a new generation of these devices has hit the market under the name dildonics and bluedildonics, including TheToy a bluetooth enabled erotic stimulation device.
Changing Attitudes Within Society.
Within the adult toy industry, there is a niche market for mechanical stimulation machines that go far beyond vibrators. Vibrators now acceptable in high street stores give an indication of society's wide acceptance of such products. A few years ago, such products were only available behind the dark closed doors of the back street sex shop.
Recently through media interest, in the main television, a vast interest in the world of mechanical stimulation machines has been created.
Notes
- Rachel P. Maines (1999). The Technology of Orgasm: “Hysteria,” the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-6646-4.