Sexbots
- 2. HISTORY OF SEX ROBOTS Ariel Hernandez
- 3. History of Sex Robots Sex robots started in the Ancient Roman Mythology – Ovids story of Pygamalion – Creates a women made of ivory, falls in love with her – she becomes alive after his kiss – He had no interest in real women – Saw an opportunity of no life with celibacy
- 4. David Levy author of Love and Sex Robots – “arguing that sexbots in the 21st century will be an answer to loneliness.” – Saw it for those who cannot sustain a relationship with a real human
- 5. Nursing Association – Have purchase Real Dolls – Use them on prostate cancer, burn victims & disabilities – Use psychiatrists therapeutic treatment
- 6. Seen as virtual reality and robotics – Make pornography seem more powerful & realistic – Can be seen as not exploiting human beings – A way to help demantion prostitution and human trafficking – But seen as robotic prostitution
- 7. Movies history of Sex Robots ■ Movies have futured sex robots since 1600’s to today ■ Such as – Stefordwives – Blade runner – Fembots in Austin Powers – Her
- 9. “We already know porn provides a terrifying reflection on how society views women, which can manifest itself in real life. But what happens when machines start contributing to the objectification of women too?” - Dr Kathleen Richardson Representation of Gender
- 10. Uncanny Valley references the phenomenon that a computer-generated figure or humanoid robot having a near-identical resemblance to a human being arouses a sense of unease or revulsion in the viewer
- 12. “The attachment a person has to any object, from simple dolls to snazzy electronics, says infinitely more about his psychological makeup than the objects” - David Levi
- 13. ETHICS
- 14. "Campaign against sex robots" “We want to ensure that robotics develops ethically and that we do not reproduce inequalities with their development that could further reinforce disturbing human lived experiences. We oppose any efforts to develop robots that will contribute to gender inequalities in society.”
- 15. A much more disturbing cause: - prostitution - sex trafficking - modern slavery
- 16. “Reduce the objectification of women, children and also men and transgender people, these robots would contribute and reinforce their position in society (as objects)."
- 17. There is not a persuasive case for banning sex toys, whether they are: *manually *remotely piloted *embodied and autonomous. There is a case for a health warning to ensure people know about unidirectional emotional bonding. Robots may be able to perform sex acts today but it may be decades or centuries before they can return your love.
- 18. Sex dolls aimed at pedophiles. The company is selling a 'cheap beautiful young girl sex doll for men' which campaign groups said looks like a child of about seven.
- 20. FUTURE
- 22. The need for a human partner is less and less Dr Ian Pearsons, futurologist, predicts that by 2025 we will start to see humanoid robots in high income households and by 2050 sex with robots will be as if not more common than human-human sex. The new technology lies in the use collaboration of traditional gaming and virtual reality systems – VirtuaDolls – These game controllers take sensory levels like touch and feedback to a new level.
- 23. RealDoll RealDoll has been creating realistic silicon dolls for over 20 years, but with the collaboration with Robotix Project they created the first animatronic Realdoll head. Capabilities: – Neck articulation – Facial expression – Moving eyes – Ability to lip sync with spoken audio- transferred by the Harmony app via Bluetooth – Engineered to fit most existing Real Doll body types – Priced at $10,000 and plans to be released at the end of 2017
- 24. This artificial intelligence application is a downloadable yearly subscription for $20 . Users are able to create a customizable 3D avatar with the ability to work alone, with the robotic head dolls, or connect to the virtual reality platform.
- 25. Where the future lies, but is unknown - Health care implementation - Human trafficking reduction rates - Human interaction- where is the line drawn?