Would you own a robot sex machine?

[Wolfbeckett]

Should they be allowed? Yes.

Would I own one? If I'm being honest with myself, it would depend on how socially acceptable it became. I probably wouldn't do it if it would burden me with additional shame. Also it being self cleaning would really be a major plus.

The marriage question is the more interesting one. I tend to fall into the camp that says that true self-conscious AI is possible, and if robots developed it, they should be treated as humans. At that point I'd say yes, marriage to them should be allowed. But at that point, they also wouldn't really be "sex robots" anymore, would they? Since they'd have their own ability to make choices now. So in terms of marriage of anything that might be considered a sex-bot, I'd answer definitely no... until we're talking about self-aware AI, it's still an inanimate object, and I'm against broadening the definition of marriage to include furniture.

 

[Atticus]

You mean something like this:

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Link to video.

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Moderator Action: Added spoiler tags for language.

 

[Wolfbeckett]

Well to be fair, no sex-bot humanity ever produces will have the same intoxicating, erotic allure as Fisto. That's an unrealistic standard to hold reality to.

 

[Martin Alvito]

You mean something like this:

So much hilariously wrong stuff in that game.

 

[KevinLandwaster]

If she looked like Cylon 6 from Battlestar Galactica most definitely, yes.

 

[Commodore]

So much hilariously wrong stuff in that game.

You mean hilariously right.

 

[Leifmk]

To quote the Dude, I'd still jerk off manually.

 

[CavLancer]

If she looked like Cylon 6 from Battlestar Galactica most definitely, yes.

Well said. Plus she had lots of copies and maybe they could do a two for one deal...

Nice if they could do the software in such a way that she would be somewhat less inclined to murder.

 

[Daw]

I heard this old (well, relatively) song on the radio and searched for it to link it here while still being uncertain if it's relevant, but hey, with this clip it surely is a definitive must for this thread. So, here comes, for a cherry atop of the cake:


Link to video.

 

[bhavv]

You mean something like this:


Link to video.

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A video that depicts a robot that 'fists you after assuming the position', totally family friendly and not sexually oriented (as is this entire thread!).

 

[Agent327]

(Glances over thread) I always thought robots were meant to replace unpleasant activities.

 

[Hygro]

Just one?