Sex robot
Man Ray claimed that surrealists, including himself and Dalí, infused their work with eroticism and personally "violated" their mannequins.
By the 1970s, materials such as latex and silicone were widely used in the manufacturing of sex dolls to facilitate enhanced durability and a greater resemblance to a human.
In 1997, Matt McMullen began constructing lifelike, tin-cured silicone rubber mannequins called RealDolls that were "realistic, posable, and life-sized".
Many manufacturers, including Matt McMullen, believed that companionship is a critical part of the sexbot dynamic and that incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into them is the next step.
One such model is "Harmony", created by McMullen, which is customizable by using a mobile app, where users can choose from "thousands of possible combinations of looks, clothes, personalities and voices to make your perfect companion".
In 2014, David Levy said in an interview with Newsweek that "I believe that loving sex robots will be a great boon to society ...
[33] In 2017, MIT Press published the first book on this topic, Robot Sex, with a preliminary approach to the several challenges this field represents for human beings and societies.
[34] Bioethicist Nancy S. Jecker also suggests that older people with disabilities lose their sexual functioning because of physical changes, due to aging and disease, but also because of social stigma and scorn.
Paro is designed to respond to touch, remember faces and learn certain actions that promote a favorable reaction in the patient.
[39] Manufacturers have also suggested sex robots may alleviate sexlessness in encumbered professions such as long-haul truck drivers or all-male oil rigs.
In 2010, a sex doll called Roxxxy, that had the capacity to play back pre-recorded speech cues, was demonstrated at a trade show.
[42] In 2015, Matt McMullen, the creator of the RealDoll stated that he intended to create intelligent sex dolls with the capacity to hold conversations.
[46] In 2017, Matt McMullen created a sex doll called "Harmony", which has the capability of learning about the personal preferences, wants and desires of the owner.
He subsequently added a different colored wig and changed her personality by using the app on his handheld device that controls the robot.
[49] Using animatronics, Roberto Cardenas, an entrepreneur for Eden Robotics, claims that his Android Love Dolls are capable of placing themselves in 20 different sex positions with the help of AI body movement.
[7][52][53][54] Richardson is critical of David Levy and argues that the introduction of such devices would be socially harmful and demeaning to women and children.
The robot's user agreement states: "The policy owner must not perform any sexual act or other indecent behaviour".
[57] The report includes an examination of how such robots could be employed as a rehabilitative tool for sex criminals such as serial rapists or pedophiles.
[64] Kathleen Richardson argues that these sex robots facilitate a powerful attitude towards women's bodies as commodities, and promote a non-empathetic interaction.
[65] Experts argue that improving the gender diversity of those involved in developing this sex technology could help reduce possible harm, such as the objectification of women.
[66] Many scholars, including Richardson, argue that this reinforces the idea that women are property rather than human beings with free will.
[65] Scholars such as Robert Sparrow from Monash University argue that the creation of realistic female sex robots, with the ability to refuse consent, further facilitates a rape culture.
[67] Furthermore, a sex robot called "Frigid Farah", whose personality is described as "reserved and shy", has caught the attention of several scholars.
[69] The Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots (CREEPER) Act, sponsored by Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on 13 June 2018.
[79][80][81] The second conference was eventually held in the United Kingdom in December 2016, chaired by Dr. Kate Devlin at Goldsmiths, University of London.
The discussion was focused on the societal and ethical implications posed by artificial intelligence, privacy concerns, and how such technologies have significantly shifted computational strategies and altered the world people live in.
They provoke questions about what love is, why people crave the need for affection, and challenge pre-existing beliefs of what it means to be human.
[91] Originally published in 1886, the novel Tomorrow's Eve centers around a fictionalized Thomas Edison, who creates a female robot for his lonely patron.
Due to television censorship of the time, sexuality is only alluded to, although Nurse Christine Chapel referred to Andrea as "a mechanical geisha."
In the 2016 TV series Westworld, realistic interactive robots, part of a theme park, engage in sexual and other activity with guests.
