SEXBOTS: The rise of sex robots has been compared to the growth of the e-book
Sex between husbands and wives will only be for ‘special occasions’ because ROBOTS will satisfy everyday needs, experts predict
Married couples will only have sex on special occasions, turning to robots to satisfy their day-to-day needs, experts have predicted.
Speaking at an international robotics conference, those working in the field predicted that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) devices in the bedroom will be the norm within 25 years.
Dr Trudy Barber, an expert in the relationship between technology and sexual intercourse, compared the rise of sex robots to that of the e-book and said the machine would would allow people to appreciate ‘the real thing’ more.
At the International Congress of Love and Sex with Robotics, Dr Barber yesterday said that society’s readiness to embrace technology means it was only a matter of time before it also plays a significant role in people’s sex lives.
She said: ‘It could be that we are so busy with our lives, we are so embedded in our technological narrative that the idea of engaging in long-distance sex and robot sex is actually a natural process in our evolutionary cycle.
‘I think what will happen is that they will make real-time relationships more valuable and exciting.’
Doug Hines, right, owner and designer for TrueCompanion, has help carrying Roxxxy, a prototype of what Hines said is the world’s first female sex robot
The humanoids are used in Asian countries, particularly in Japan to provide company for elderly people.
Yesterday he said: ‘Sex robots will be used within the next decade but it is doubtful if they will become a societal norm although surveys show that around 10 per cent would be prepared to use them…
‘Prostitution has been around for thousands of years and yet has never been socially normalised.
‘The problem is the same for both.
‘With sex robots and prostitution, you are having a one way relationship with an object or a person that does not return your love except by pretence.’
