{"id":57938,"date":"2018-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/the-male-sex-robots-are-coming-would-you-make-room-in-your-bed-for-a-bot-with-a-bionic-penis\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:14:55","slug":"the-male-sex-robots-are-coming-would-you-make-room-in-your-bed-for-a-bot-with-a-bionic-penis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/the-male-sex-robots-are-coming-would-you-make-room-in-your-bed-for-a-bot-with-a-bionic-penis\/","title":{"rendered":"The male sex robots are coming &#8211; would you make room in your bed for a bot with a bionic penis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bold-list\">\n<li>Sexbot tech is probably not what you imagine &#8211; yet!<\/li>\n<li>Conversational AI is moving forward quickly, offering more lifelike companionship<\/li>\n<li>Do we really want a male sexbot with a bionic penis?<\/li>\n<li>Critics are\u2026 well\u2026 critical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve written about sexbots before, highlighting the technological and ethical challenges of <a href=\"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/keynote\/trends-2040-ben-jij-er-klaar-voor\/\">creating sexualised gynoids<\/a>. On the tech side, engineers are still working out the kinks. There\u2019ve been strides in safety sensors responsive to the kind of tactile feedback that makes cobots safe to work around, but sex with a robot still promises more danger than fun right now. And the ethical challenges are no less profound. As experts like Cindy Gallop, the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makelovenotporn.com\/\">Makelovenotporn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/9knzny\/male-sex-robot-realbotix-realdoll\">worry<\/a>, current sex dolls &#8211; including semi-robotic versions &#8211; reproduce societal standards of hotness, objectifying women and encouraging a porn-driven version of bodies and love-making.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The male sex robots are coming - would you make room in your bed for a bot with a bionic penis?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSAn6qh5xm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These hurdles haven\u2019t stopped Realbotix CEO Matt McMullen. With its sister company RealDoll to draw on, McMullen\u2019s is forging forward with servo-driven, \u2018smart\u2019 heads attached to super-lifelike bodies. And the final frontier for Realbotix is a male sexbot &#8211; due to be released this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Sexbot tech is probably not what you imagine &#8211; yet!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/the-sexbots-are-coming-will-you-let-them-in\/\">Sexbots<\/a> are still pretty primitive. As Samantha Cole <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/9knzny\/male-sex-robot-realbotix-realdoll\">writes<\/a> for <em>Motherboard<\/em>, \u201cThere\u2019s little evidence that sex robots are the horny dystopian nightmare \u2014 or fantasy \u2014 that headlines make them out to be, but that doesn\u2019t stop people from hyping them. Hot sexbots won\u2019t end sex. And we won\u2019t see a commercially available, self-aware, humanoid sex robot in every home anytime soon.\u201d That\u2019s because the technical challenges of real <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/the-sexbots-are-coming-will-you-let-them-in\/\">robotic sex<\/a> are pretty stiff. As delicate as servos fitted with sensitive feedback sensors can be, jumping into bed with a robot would very likely kill you. Kyle Machulis, a teledildonics developer &#8211; which is exactly what you\u2019re thinking it is &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/9knzny\/male-sex-robot-realbotix-realdoll\">warns<\/a> that the kind of tech needed for real sexbots just isn&#8217;t close. \u201cWe aren&#8217;t anywhere near there in terms [of] fidelity yet in sex toys, or really, in any market sector involving robots \u2026 There&#8217;s a lot of tech that doesn&#8217;t exist yet that we&#8217;ll need to pull this off in the way people imagine when they think \u2018sex robots\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32445\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/sex-male-robot-1-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\" Two side-by-side photos of male sex robots in underwear \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As Samantha Cole writes for Motherboard, \u201cThere\u2019s little evidence that sex robots are the horny dystopian nightmare \u2014 or fantasy \u2014 that headlines make them out to be, but that doesn\u2019t stop people from hyping them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Conversational AI is moving forward quickly, offering more lifelike companionship<\/h2>\n<p>But where tech is advancing quickly is interaction &#8211; at least of the conversational kind. McMullen\u2019s Harmony system, also slated for 2018 unveiling, combines fine facial movements that mimic human emotions with some pretty snazzy artificial intelligence (AI). Paired with a mobile app, Alessandra Maldonado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2017\/08\/10\/this-man-had-an-awkward-conversation-with-an-a-i-sex-robot-so-you-dont-have-to\/\">reports<\/a> for <em>Salon<\/em> that this complex system can be adjusted to pre-sets, such as \u201c\u2018affectionate,\u2019 \u2018talkative\u2019 and \u2018funny\u2019\u201d. Even Harmony\u2019s faces are customisable; they\u2019re attached via magnets to an underlying frame, allowing users to change the appearance of their bot. These lifelike heads &#8211; male and female &#8211; are then attached above a realistic body, giving \u2018life\u2019 to an inanimate doll.<\/p>\n<p>But the goal of all this tech isn\u2019t purely sexual. As McMullen insists, this is about real intimacy, even if the partner is fake. &#8220;Imagine if you were completely lonely and you just wanted someone to talk to, and yes, someone to be intimate with,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2017\/08\/10\/this-man-had-an-awkward-conversation-with-an-a-i-sex-robot-so-you-dont-have-to\/\">says<\/a>. &#8220;What is so wrong with that? It doesn&#8217;t hurt anybody.&#8221; As Digital Technology and Science Editor Sean Keach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/5290924\/male-sex-dolls-robots-realdoll-realbotix\/#comments\">quotes<\/a> him in <em>The Sun<\/em>, \u201cPeople have accused us of objectifying women, but i[t]&#8217;s important that people know that this is more than a sex toy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look for yourself (warning: definitely NSFW). Can you imagine a conversation with her over a glass of wine?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"My conversation with an AI sexbot\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pKczGG19uo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t, either&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Do we really want a male sexbot with a bionic penis?<\/h2>\n<p>Now, McMullen plans to release a male version of this roughly $10,000 synthetic partner. As he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/5290924\/male-sex-dolls-robots-realdoll-realbotix\/#comments\">tells<\/a> Keach, &#8220;We have a lot of female customers interested in buying male robots as companions to talk to and interact with.\u201d Offering anatomically male sexbots is a natural extension of his business. <em>The Sun<\/em> spares no detail about what to expect. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/5290924\/male-sex-dolls-robots-realdoll-realbotix\/#comments\">According<\/a> to them, \u201cMcMullen teased that the dolls would be fitted with a bionic penis that he claims will feel \u2018better than a vibrator\u2019. He added that users would be able to \u2018plug the robot in\u2019, meaning that the sex droid could go \u2018as long as you want\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32448\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/male-sex-robot-1.jpg\" alt=\"A naked woman hugging a robot in bed with satin sheets\" width=\"801\" height=\"534\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now, McMullen plans to release a male version of this roughly $10,000 synthetic partner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Critics are\u2026 well\u2026 critical<\/h2>\n<p>For critics concerned about how sexbots objectify women, this might seem like a victory. Realbotix has finally turned this dehumanising gaze on men, too. And turnabout is certainly fair play. But Cindy Gallop isn\u2019t impressed. As she told Cole in a phone conversation, McMullen\u2019s understanding of what women want is no less coloured by a preoccupation with porn and its break with reality. \u201c\u2018As long as you want\u2019 is not the female definition of fantastic mind blowing sex,\u201d she said after reading aloud McMullen\u2019s tabloid descriptions. \u201cThat presumes that the only thing that represents great sex for women is jackhammering her for as long as you possibly can.\u201d In her mind, the move to male bots isn\u2019t an improvement. It\u2019s just rehashing the same old status quo.<\/p>\n<p>As Kate Devlin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/9knzny\/male-sex-robot-realbotix-realdoll\">noted<\/a> sexpert observes, \u201cSex robots and sex toys are two diverging paths, with the sex robot in its current form arising out of the sex doll market \u2026 It would be much more interesting and much less controversial if those paths could converge, with embodied, interactive sex technology in abstract, non-human forms.\u201d in other words, rather than focusing on male bodies and hyper-realistic faces, Devlin would prefer a sexbot revolution where women\u2019s pleasure was the goal. That might mean designs that are far more abstract, and far less simulationist, than what Realbotix plans to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The future of sexbots is unclear, to say the least. Will cities like Amsterdam and Barcelona embrace sex bots as a solution to problems of human sex work? Will tech allow physical interaction more convincing than an animatronic head on a doll body? Will the ethical snags grind sexbot progress to a halt? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexbot tech is probably not what you imagine &#8211; yet! Conversational AI is moving forward quickly, offering more lifelike companionship Do we really want a male sexbot with a bionic penis? Critics are\u2026 well\u2026 critical We\u2019ve written about sexbots before, highlighting the technological and ethical challenges of creating sexualised gynoids. 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