Controversy about the future of sex robots

Robots with sexy bodies, lip gloss and erotic eyes, received the support of sexual psychologists, while many ethics strongly opposed.

Debate about sex robots

Dr Helen Driscoll, an expert in sexual psychology at the University of Sunderland, said she not only expects society to accept sex robots by 2070, but says the relationship with robots at that time was even more popular. more than human relations.

"We tend to assess issues like virtual reality and sex with robots according to the current situation , " she told Mirror in early August. "But if you look back at social perceptions. sexually 100 years ago, we can clearly see that it has changed rapidly and thoroughly ".

Love and relationships with fictional characters are the trend of many novels as well as movies. The movie Ex Machina, released in May, hypothesizes whether a robot with cognitive, thoughtful, and sexual characteristics is acceptable to be locked in a laboratory. This content is considered a warning for the future of humanity.

Robot version in the movie ExMachina.(Photo: Independent).

"This may seem shocking and unusual in the modern context, but we should not mechanically assume that virtual relationships are less valuable than real relationships , " Dr Driscoll said. "In fact, many people still fall in love with fictional characters, despite not being able to meet and interact with them."

Meanwhile, the ethicist, Dr. Katheleen Richardson, thinks that sex robots are too similar to real women today, which can lead to gender inequality in society.

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She and many other ethics are concerned about the rise of sex robots with the same appearance, and are trying to mobilize to ban the production of this type of robot, Telegraph reported today.

"We propose not to extend the rights to robots. We think robots are unconscious entities , " Richardson said. "We oppose any effort to develop robots that contribute to gender inequality in society."

Matt McMullen, who claims to be an artist, appeared on the New York Times science page in June, introduced the process of producing talking robots.

In the video, the robot talks to McMullen, introduces it as Denise and "has a lot of dreams, including a dream to become a real person".

A real-life robot in McMullen's factory.(Photo: New York Times)

"I hope to be the first sex robot in the world," the robot said. It has a full body, lip gloss and blinks. This is the type of robot that ethics want to ban, but technology enthusiasts hope it grows more subtly.

McMullen hopes to sell these robots for more than $ 60,000, but in the future, it must be cheaper because of the technology's development. He thinks they bring good things to human sex life, the fact is, science and technology are always developing and people will use it to serve sexual needs.

That is the reason why ethicalists worry. Sex robots will make things worse for women in the real world, because they are designed to serve men, but a robot cannot say "yes" or "refuse".