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WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT
IT’S EASY to write sex robots off as something a little creepy and niche.
But if the latest report from the Foundation for Responsible Robotics (FRR) is anything to go by, sex robots are destined to become more mainstream.
And it’s not just because Ryan Gosling made a relationship with a blow-up doll kind of adorable.
The FRR predicts that sex robots will move away from being the domain of fetishist and could soon be used as an aid in sex therapy, to keep the elderly company in care homes and help couples enjoy long distances sexual relationships.
So how does that last one work exactly? The Telegraph UK reports that as robotics, telecommunications and virtual reality merge, sex dolls could be created which was silicon replica of a long-distance partner, so that couples could have virtual sex and even speak to each other through the doll’s mouth.
There are currently four manufacturers making lifelike robotic dolls, but the experts who collated the report for the FRR predict that over the next few decades it will become a much bigger industry.
While the robots being used for therapeutic purposes such as the ones lists above puts a positive spin on the new technology, the report also highlighted some troubling developments.
The robot pictured here, named Roxxxy is causing a lot of people concern.
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Source: News.com.au