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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: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Thursday July 06 2017, @08:57AM (2 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday July 06 2017, @08:57AM (#535634) Journal

    it is time for the government to step in and start regulating sex bots

    What is the point in government meddling in this? People buy stuff with their own money and use it themselves without anyone else involved for their personal gratification.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:30AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @09:30AM (#535641)

    Because for some of the population, being offended by anything and everything is integral to their identity. Often the response to this is "HAVE GOVERNMENT KILL IT DEAD!" That's probably what we're seeing here.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:10PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 06 2017, @06:10PM (#535812)

      "kill it dead" is incidentally also what happens when your Shenzen-made sexbot isn't wired correctly or watertight enough.