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Sex Robots Could Provide Therapy and Treat Loneliness in Care Homes

posted by n1 on Thursday July 06 2017, @05:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the f**k-machine dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Elderly people living in care homes could soon be enjoying the company of specifically designed sex robots, according to a leading organization in the field.

The freakishly realistic robots could be widely available within the next decade, used not just by fetishists but as a tool for sexual therapy and communication.

[...] Professor Sharkey, who was speaking on Wednesday at the launch of a new consultation report, said it is time for the government to step in and start regulating sex bots.

“They are being proposed for the elderly in care homes, which I think is controversial. If you have severe Alzheimer’s you can’t really tell the difference,” said the researcher.

Source: RT

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  • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:03AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:03AM (#535586)

    They're called vibrators and the technology has existed for 100 years by now.

    See, this story is what happens when members of the patriarchy don't talk to women, ever.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:15AM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:15AM (#535639) Homepage Journal

    Hands have existed even longer and don't cost anything.

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    • (Score: 1) by ewk on Thursday July 06 2017, @02:12PM (1 child)

      by ewk (5923) on Thursday July 06 2017, @02:12PM (#535721)

      Forget about Alzheimer (pun semi intended)...

      Combine that hand with Parkinsons and we have a winner! :-)

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      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:00PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:00PM (#535804)

        He is the Mighty Buzz for a reason...