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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: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @02:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @02:30PM (#535733)

    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.

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