Robotics professor calls for ban on child s3x robots

Professor Noel Sharkey whose foundation is known for responsible robotics has called for a ban on s*x robots designed to look like children.

Sharkey who is an author of a new report into the phenomenon said that society as a whole needed to consider the impact of all types of s*x robots.

He said only a handful of companies were currently making s*x robots but, he added that the upcoming robot revolution could change that.

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“We do need policymakers to look at it and the general public to decide what is acceptable and permissible,” he said.

“We need to think as a society what we want to do about it. I don’t know the answers – I am just asking the questions.”

Companies making s*x robots include Android Love Doll, Sex Bot and True Companion. Most have previously made realistic, silicon-skinned s*x dolls and are now considering or starting to ship dolls that can move and speak.

 

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