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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: 2) by Snospar on Thursday July 06 2017, @08:56AM (2 children)
But can it combat loneliness in mom's basement?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:09AM (1 child)
Yes
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @02:30PM
It's okay! So long as these are pitched as "therapy for aging women", they will be seen as empowering and a social good.
Unlike sex bots for lonely young men, which are considered a scourge on society and should almost certainly be outlawed.