Will we ever want to have sex with robots ?

[steve2470]

yes, the original headline.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23637225



Meet Roxxxy the sex robot with a triple XXX. Depending on your view 'she' is either at the cutting edge of the human-robot interface, or a modern reflection on some men's difficulties in relating to real-life partners.

While sex aids are nothing new, what makes Roxxxy different is "we've taken artificial intelligence" and "combined it with a human form," says creator Douglas Hines.

Of course, humanoid robots have been the stuff of science fiction for decades - ever since Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis, or Isaac Asimov's I Robot stories.

The reality is somewhat more clunky.

[Bonobo]

4. Warren, it's only nasty objectification if men do it. nt

[wickerwoman]

99. If it was attached to a creepy pseudo-man

that said things like "Let me open that jar for you" or "I'll mow your lawn any day of the week."

It's not the jerking off that's gross. It's using a clearly fake whole person programmed to say things people of your gender are stereotypically supposed to get off on that's nasty.

[Skittles]

2. plenty of men seem to like sex with unconcious women

not much difference, I would say

[steve2470]

3. those men get an ASSKICKING

[Skittles]

6. you think a vibrator is a robot?

[Lasher]

7. If I were a robot, I would be equipped with one.

Yes indeed.

[Skittles]

14. you get it; those two do NOT

[BainsBane]

13. or the same as having "sex" with unconscious women?

[Skittles]

15. that analogy just went right over your head

big surprise

[BainsBane]

16. Excuse me?

Why so hostile?

[BainsBane]

28. Mommy issues?

Not only have you not tried to understand my point, but you are being deliberately rude for no reason.

[Skittles]

30. aw, done here

this isn't even entertaining

[BainsBane]

32. I would understand being attacked for disagreeing with someone

but not when I agree and you can't be bothered to figure that out.

[Bonobo]

59. Careful, Skittles.

When BB develops a dislike for you, she does not let go.

I have been here for over a decade and she tried to have me booted off DU recently because she thinks I am a sexist.

So she joined hands with the Republicrats to get rid of me.

Tread lightly.

[BainsBane]

64. WTF?

That is a completely unfounded allegation and totally false.

[LanternWaste]

91. Are you sure it wasn't because of a martyrdom complex or a bizarre paranoia rather than sexism?

"she tried to have me booted off DU recently because she thinks I am a sexist...."

Are you sure it wasn't because of a martyrdom complex or simple paranoia rather than sexism?

[BainsBane]

94. I did not try to have him booted

at all. I responded NMI to his post and suggested a friend might have a word with him so he didn't end up being banned.

[BainsBane]

17. You obviously haven't followed my point

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Mine was a comment on Warren's remark to you about vibrators, as though that somehow equated with rape of an unconscious woman. Now why you think something about rape would go over MY head I can't imagine. I post more about violence against women than virtually anyone on this site.

[BainsBane]

23. I didn't claim to know what you meant

I referred to what you said and explained what I meant.

[BainsBane]

33. FFS

It wasn't about you. I was trying to explain my point to Skittles, which is obviously a lost cause.
The "as though" was a reference to my comment on her reply to you.

[steve2470]

37. lol

Ok that was a good one.

[Skittles]

22. here ya go

ro·bot
ˈrōˌbätˈrōbətSubmit
noun
1.
a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer.
synonyms: automaton, android, golem;

[BainsBane]

35. I don't consider using a vibrator to be sex

Masturbation and sex aren't the same thing.

[BainsBane]

39. give or take another human being

Is your wife a semantic quibble?

[BainsBane]

46. It depends on how the person perceives it

for me, a robot would be masturbation. I think some men might see it as a sex.

[Warren Stupidity]

57. Wtf ? You've removed masturbation from thngs to do that are having sex?

That is pretty peculiar. Plenty of women use a vibrator while with their partner, either before, during or after the actual sequence of events where a penis (if the partner has one of those) is in a vagina. Does that count?

[BainsBane]

63. If using it with a partner, sure

but that isn't the context of this discussion, obviously.

[snooper2]

75. does it matter if it's an inny or an outy?

[VanillaRhapsody]

78. WTF?

You have a very narrow definition then...

[dipsydoodle]

8. A guy bought one who talked when you pressed a button on her neck

She only ever said one thing - "I've got a headache"

[Lasher]

10. Heh heh

This one will be epic if it doesn't get locked.

[steve2470]

12. I don't think it will get locked

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Fergawdssake, we've discussed pubic hair and its grooming in GD.


eta: "Please, no more threads about chicken."

[LearningCurve]

9. Yes

I've had sex with a sock puppet.

[JI7]

21. your own ?

[LearningCurve]

49. Of course

I'm not a pervert!

[longship]

11. Roxxxy, Klaatu barada nikto. nt

[KansDem]

26. But will we respect it in the morning?

[steve2470]

29. only if it obeyed all applicable robot-human sex laws

[steve2470]

41. Android brothels: robot prostitutes could replace humans by 2050

[steve2470]

44. yes the whole robot human sex thing is very weird nt

[steve2470]

48. I can see the robot-human sex thing for certain um subsets of the population

The subsets who cannot/will not/should not engage with humans. Still creepy but different strokes and all that.

[radicalliberal]

42. Macho, macho bot! I want to be a macho bot!

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[madville]

51. It will take off once they are more realistic

And not neccesarily for sex, male or female models could do many other tasks as well like cleaning, laundry, cooking, yard work, etc.

Kind of like having an assistant or a clone of one's self, sounds kind of neat.

[Orrex]

68. But will you respect yourself in the morning?

[Orrex]

77. Well, then you can go screw yourself.

So to speak.

[Nay]

111. Jesus, Warren, you're killing me here. I've spewed soda all over my monitor.

Are you on some sort of funny meds???

[MountainMama]

89. LOL

ROFL!!!! You, sir, rock.

[LuvNewcastle]

52. If they made them like the sexbots in A.I., maybe.

I wouldn't mind having one of those Jude Law bots here around the house.

[LuvNewcastle]

56. Oh, I think the Summer model would be popular indeed.

Just think how much some of those stars would make from selling the rights to build sexbots. They would put the action figures in the shade.

[PowerToThePeople]

54. something which defines us humans

While no machine, however well-engineered, can ever feel empathy - something which defines us humans - it might be able to simulate it well enough to allow us to play along and treat it as if it were a sentient being.

There are plenty of "humans" which do not appear to have this trait.

[Niceguy1]

58. only if she isn't as mouthy

As my girlfriend, lol

[Buns_of_Fire]

66. That's not a bug -- it's a feature!

However, if you insist, they can disable the "mouthy" feature and give you a credit towards more... uh, "interesting"... options. Like maybe replacing the operating system with one that all but eliminates the dreaded "blue stare of death."

How do you do a "ctrl-alt-delete", I wonder?

[Scootaloo]

60. I thought that's what "Twilight" was about? n/t

[jakeXT]

61. Owners will also be able to select different personalities .., from "Wild Wendy" to "Frigid Farrah,"

"Sex only goes so far – then you want to be able to talk to the person," Hines said.

The phrases that were demonstrated were prerecorded, but the robot will also be able to synthesize phrases out of prerecorded words and sounds, Hines said. The laptop will receive updates over the Internet to expand the robot's capabilities and vocabulary. Since Hines is a soccer fan, it can already discuss Manchester United, he said. It snores, too.

Owners will also be able to select different personalities for Roxxxy, from "Wild Wendy" to "Frigid Farrah," Hines said. He's charging somewhere from $7,000 to $9,000 for the robot, including the laptop, and expects to start shipping in a few months.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/10/roxxxy-sex-robot-photo-wo_n_417976.html

[VanillaRhapsody]

79. Let me know when the Johnny Depp model is available!

[hunter]

85. I suspect they will have human operators.

Think working for a phone sex line is bad?

Imagine your 9-5 job was putting on a motion capture suit, telepresence goggles, and controlling a sex-bot on the other side of the world...

[liberal N proud]

62. What if the robot gets pregnant?

Will the baby be a robot or a human?

[dipsydoodle]

65. I must say he does look very real that robot.

[Orrex]

67. I think that the answer is an obvious yes`

Not my cup of tea, but there enough "simulator" products out there to suggest that a robot would be warmly welcomed by a certain market.

[steve2470]

69. last robotic bump nt

[RedCloud]

70. What about when robots of the future want sex with us?

Will they use their powerful brainwash waves to make us say yes?

[Yo_Mama]

71. Consider the robot as a large dildo, and I think you can answer that question n/t

[davidn3600]

72. This is something many think is very possible in the future

That if we have robots that have advanced artificial intelligence and they look like humans, that we may develop feelings and emotions for such machines.

Already look at how some guys fall in love with their car or the guns or whatever. People become attached to inanimate objects just as easily as living beings.

[Douglas Carpenter]

73. as the song goes, "Imaginary lovers never let you down."

[E-Z-B]

76. What do you say to friends & family when they come to your house

And see one of these things sitting on your couch?

[kenny blankenship]

80. Who wants to yodel in the Uncanny Valley?

Not me.

[ZombieHorde]

81. That is a really strange headline.

It should read: "Will we ever not want to have sex with robots?"

[hunter]

83. I remember her from the Bush Administration...

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

84. Yikes.

I watched the BBC documentary on "Real Dolls", and man. I came away freaked out by that. Just, eep. It was when I learned the true meaning of Uncanny Valley. I recall Robert Anton Wilson promoting the idea of Marilyn Monroe sex robots or something. He seemed to like the idea. It just makes me shudder.

[E-Z-B]

86. On the bright side, maybe the guys over at Free Republic will finally get laid

[Boom Sound 416]

87. Remember "Cherry 2000"

[whoiswithme]

88. I doubt that it will catch on

I have always wondered why aids for men to pleasure themselves haven't caught on, like the fleshlight. Seems like it can't be too hard to make a device to simulate sex, but most men don't seem interested in that. I have even wondered if there is a way to use virtual reality to simulate touch and accomplish the same thing. Seems better to me than blowing a bunch of money on beer at a bar and taking a chance of going home with someone that may not look as good the next morning. I think it will take a lot more technology to simulate the real thing. Besides, who wants sloppy seconds on a robot?

[MountainMama]

90. LOL

The correct answer is: Of course!

My husband says a couple of things, while sort of sad, are probably true:

1. When new technology becomes available, if it can be used for porn, it'll be wildly successful, and:
2. Men don't pay hookers for sex--they pay them to leave (not his original thought, IMS).

[LanternWaste]

93. I certainly hope to never meet anyone who wants to.

I certainly hope to never meet anyone who wants to.

[11 Bravo]

95. Hard to say, but if I'm ever stranded on a desert island with Ann Coulter and ...

a robot, I hope I have some WD-40 in my survival kit.

[steve2470]

97. haha too funny DUzy worthy ! nt

[loli phabay]

96. if its better than ones partner at sex then it sure as hell will be used

Hope the things rechargeable or it will only be a few hours of life.

[wickerwoman]

98. Gives a whole new meaning to "first person shooter".

[KG]

101. Cherry 2000

[napkinz]

106. just get an orb

[John1956PA]

107. Valerie 23

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The second episode of the new Outer Limits television series (1995-2002) was "Valerie 23." Said episode title refers to the newest version of a line of "female" automatons developed by a robotic engineer. The premises of the episode is that the engineer loans Valerie to his friend Frank as sort of a test to determine the limit of personal interaction which can be possible between humans and automatons. The summary of the episode is found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_23

From the Wikipedia link:

Over the course of the test, Valerie becomes increasingly affectionate and Frank eventually gives in. After the sexual encounter, Frank explains to Valerie that he thinks it was a mistake.

[spin]

108. I don't think robots would get headaches. That could be an advantage. (n/t)

[Shankapotomus]

109. Of course. Practically everyone

assumes a robot relationship should be about sex. Depending on a person's ability for personal introspection and level of deprivation, such a relationship could just as easily be primarily about intellectual companionship.

[BainsBane]

110. If we're talking cylon, I'm game

[hootinholler]

112. Not until I figure out the seashells anyway. n/t

[hunter]

113. Don't Date Robots!

http://vimeo.com/12915013