Rise of the love machines? People will soon be losing their virginity to robots, claims academic



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Rise of the love machines? People will soon be losing their virginity to robots, claims academic

Teens may soon have their first sexual encounters with specially-designed robotic dolls, an expert has claimed. He warns the trend could ruin human relationships.

Professor Noel Sharkey, professor of robotics at Sheffield University, told the Cheltenham Science Festival on Thursday that the rise of the love machines could have terrible consequences for humanity.

“It’s not a problem having sex with a machine,” Sharkey argued. “But what if it’s your first time, your first relationship?

“What do you think of the opposite sex then? What do you think a man or a woman is?”

Sharkey warned that the robots “will get in the way of real life, stopping people forming relationships with normal people.”

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While such dolls are already available in Japan and some even have basic speech recognition, Sharkey said they should not be available to under-16s in the UK. However, he accepted they were likely to find their way into the hands of teenagers.

“If your dad or mum had one, you could sneak in and use it,” he warned.

In September 2015, a leading robot ethicist launched a campaign calling for a ban on the development of sex robots.

Dr. Kathleen Richardson, a robotics expert at De Montfort University in Leicester, England, warned that sex robots could contribute to the systematic dehumanization of women and children.

“Sex robots seem to be a growing focus in the robotics industry and the models that they draw on – how they will look, what roles they would play – are very disturbing indeed,” she told the BBC.

Richardson explained her Campaign Against Sex Robots is not anti-sex, but rather anti-exploitation.

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"Richardson explained her Campaign Against Sex Robots is not anti-sex, but rather anti-exploitation." Exploitation of whom? Teens will do what they do best, especially if the parents don't approve. Exploitation of robots?

Having sex with a robot isn't personally my idea of fun but then again I belong to a generation to whom the world used to make sense. God only knows what these millennials would be attracted to nowadays. I have a feeling the crazier it is and the more they'd like it if mainstream music and tv shows are any indication.
Maybe I'm out of touch and should try meating a robot to have a more objective view on this topic.
Who knows, she could be the love of my life

I'll pre-order a Lucy Liu bot...

I respect your choice, but she's down my own list a ways. You saw the Futurama episode with the Lucy Liu bot, right?

I think this fussing person is both jumping the gun worrying about this (we're further away from this than he/she realizes), and is wrong about the eventual upshot of it all.

what was that movie where they went into this machine...


maybe Woody Allen was in it

That kid would be the most popular guy in high school.....

yea, fry downloaded her from napster...

Sleeper (1973)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A nerdish store revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government

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Woody Allen
Miles Monroe
Diane Keaton
Luna Schlosser
John Beck
Erno Windt
Mary Gregory
Dr. Melik
Don Keefer
Dr. Tryon
John McLiam
Dr. Agon
Bartlett Robinson
Dr. Orva
Chris Forbes
Rainer Krebs
Mews Small
Dr. Nero
(as Marya Small)
Peter Hobbs
Dr. Dean
Susan Miller
Ellen Pogrebin
Lou Picetti
M.C.
Jessica Rains
Woman in the Mirror
Brian Avery
Herald Cohen
Spencer Milligan
Jeb Hrmthmg

Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

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2 wins & 2 nominations.

Woody Allen plays clarinet in the music score.

Quotes

Luna Schlosser: It's hard to believe that you haven't had sex for 200 years.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0070707/
* Movie clip, 02:13*

The machine was the 'orgasmatron'

Luved that Futurama episode! Yea sure these sex bots sound like a great idea until,,,, Zappppp! Shortcircuit! Then you'll be called Two inch tootsie!

And then there's the more modern concern: imagine what data the robot parent company is gathering about your sex habits, every time you update the firmware, or install a new ap.

not sure why i would care... wouldn't that just help them build a better Lucy Liu sexbot?

You just root the robots like cell phones. Then you can actually get her to do something for you. First thing I will strip off will be the connectivity. I'm sure once they start coming out they will have pervert blocks, etc, etc. "If you do that to a female robot then you will progress to doing that to a real woman." I'll be stripping off next. Once all the extra bloat and adware is gone it will be a great unit.

Hey I duno wat the big deal is coz humans have been having sex with machines ever since the viibrator was invented

Love Machine | Miracles | 1976: http://youtu.be/5LFcY5DML5w/ 02:51

Love machines are great for the people who don't need people. Lots of them out there. Literally different strokes for different folks. Might leave a little room on dating sites. And cut down on STDs.

I prefer the unplanned, spontaneous, OOps moments in everything--sex included. Who knew THAT would be a fun kind of thing?

Come on Breaking Bad. You are so charming, I'm sure women are always doing things for you. You don't need a mindless machine.

Wish to try one!