"Digisexuals" Are Falling In Love With — And Lusting For — Robots
Digisexuals Remember the French woman who claimed she was engaged to a 3D printed robot she had designed, or the Chinese engineer who performed a marriage ceremony with a robot wife? In a fascinating...
View ArticleThis Researcher Is Worried About Child Sex Robots
Detrimental Effects In a new essay for The Conversation, University of Minnesota law professor Francis Shen grapples with the difficult legal and social issues raised by sexbots — including the specter...
View ArticleExpert: Doctors Will Soon Prescribe Sex Robots to Patients
Alternative Medicine Not only are sex robots on the horizon, but they might one day be covered by your health insurance, according to clinical psychologist and sex therapist Marianne Brandon. During...
View ArticleThis AI-Powered Oral Sex Robot Puts the "Deep" in Deep Learning
The artificial intelligence revolution is coming to a sex toy shop near you — if you're into that kind of thing. Sex toy outfit Autoblow is taking pre-orders for its fourth-generation "Autoblow"...
View ArticleAn Alien-Themed Brothel Just Bought a Sex Robot
Sex Robot Alien Cathouse, a UFO-themed brothel in Nevada, just bought a sex robot for clients who want to have a sci-fi inspired romp. The brothel's management wouldn't disclose which type of robot...
View ArticleThis Company Invented a Sex Robot That Breathes
Air Pump Good news for people who want to have sex with something that seems kind of like a human but isn't: a sex robot company is building new models with chest cavities that give them the ability to...
View ArticleResearcher Warns That Sex Robots May Cause Psychological Damage
Red Flags Once again, scientists are calling for a moratorium on sex robots built to replace human relationships. Unless authorities impose strong regulations on the budding industry, experts told the...
View ArticleScientists: Unfortunately, Astronauts Will Need to Bone in Space
Dry Spell As space agencies work to launch crewed missions deeper and deeper into space, they tend to overlook one crucial variable: astronauts are people, meaning they sometimes get horny. That's the...
View ArticleBioethicist: We Should Give Sex Robots to Lonely Seniors
Personal Companion In order to provide companionship to elderly people who are stuck in isolation, University of Washington School of Medicine bioethicist Nancy Jecker suggests developing a new kind of...
View ArticlePolice Shut Down China's First Sex Doll Brothel
Sex Sells Police in Shenzhen, China shut the country's first sex doll hotel, one of two establishments where men can pay $28 to spend an hour with inanimate sex dolls, state-run online magazine Sixth...
View ArticleMIT Researcher: Sex Robots May Sell In-App Purchases During Intercourse
Superliminal Advertising As new robots are built to be increasingly social and designed to appeal to our need for emotional connections, a prominent AI ethicist warns that humanity may end up being...
View ArticleLaw Experts Ponder Whether Sex Robots Should Be Legal
Sex Bot Regulation As the technology behind sex dolls rapidly advances, legal experts are beginning to wonder how exactly they should be regulated — if at all\. Madi McCarthy, associate lawyer at LK,...
View ArticleScientists Just Found Something Dark About Men Who Want to Have Sex With Robots
Love Bot Canadian researchers have found that men who hold virulent misogynistic opinions against women are more likely to express interest in having sex with robots, raising many questions about the...
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