Редактирование: Sex robots (раздел)

== Today ==
Sex robots are criticized and feared by some people, mostly traditional [[Feminism and transhumanism|feminists]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/10/feminism-sex-robots-women-technology-objectify  At last, a cure for feminism: sex robots]</ref> and [[Technoconservatism|technoconservatives]], concerned people may lose interest on real women/men and favour sex robots for rest of their lives, While few even think is metaphor to some person's inter misogyny or (very rarely) misandry.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34118482 "BBC.com: Intelligent machines: Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys"]</ref> Both transhumanists and non-transhumanists countered how counter-productive and infective a ban would be. Web news channel [[The Young Turks]] highlighted the impossibility of banning them to be consequential on both social and technological benefits.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTc-6JPF9o0 Will Sex Robots Make Real Women Obsolete?]</ref>

The tabloid press are always happy to cover sex robots.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-builds-scarlet-johansson-robot-7667715 Man builds 'Scarlett Johansson' robot from scratch to 'fulfil childhood dream' - and it's scarily lifelike]</ref>

A study presented in the 2016 international conferences on [[Human-Robot interaction]] revealed a complex and differing set of attitudes towards sex robots, with women being far less interested than men.<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lovesick-cyborg/2016/03/10/women-men-want-sex-robots/ What Women and Men Want from Sex Robots]</ref>

In September 2016 a London 'fellatio cafe' serviced by sex-bots was announced.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/uk/361200-robot-sex-cafe-london/ Sex robot cafe aims to offer Londoners fellatio with their morning coffee]</ref>

In October 2016 a report was released saying how virtual assistant devices were increasingly being used for sexually explicit conversations.<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lonely-men-are-increasingly-talking-dirty-virtual-assistants-like-siri-cortana-1588620 Lonely men are increasingly 'talking dirty' to virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana]</ref>

In February 2017 it was reported that a brothel in Barcelona had opened using what were referred to as "sex dolls". <ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2970453/first-sex-doll-brothel-in-europe/ PLASTIC FANTASTIC First sex doll brothel in Europe opens in Barcelona where punters can ‘fulfil fantasies without any limit’]</ref> This news was followed in March of the same year with reports that said the brothel had been forced out after protests by sex trade workers who complained it was stealing their clients. <ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/779841/Sex-robot-brothel-Lumidolls-Barcelona-prostitutes-complain-police Europe’s first sex robot brothel FORCED OUT of base as prostitutes complain of competition]</ref>