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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 tangomargarine on Thursday July 06 2017, @03:36PM
Alzheimer's overrides the uncanny valley? If you lose your memory you can't tell the difference between a human being and a sex cyborg? I am skeptical of this.
Oh, they always say this.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"