http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080615/ts_afp/lifestylenetherlandstechnologylovesexrobots_080615055138
Given some of the sentiments expressed here about women, dating, and what people are actually looking for when the go to see sex worker, this could prove to be a boon for the industry...or perhaps a bust.
More over, those whose alignment with the perspectives I am alluding to could be described as "militant" might not have to wait even that long...
"Robots as sex toys should already be on the market within five years, predicted Levy, "a sort of an upgrade of the sex dolls on sale now".
These would have electronic speech and sensors that make them utter "nice sounds" when a human caresses their 'erogenous zones'."
Of course, there are naysayers who all already raining on the "perfect woman" parade....
"British scholar Dylan Evans pointed out the paradox inherent to any relationship with a robot.
'What is absolutely crucial to the sentiment of love, is the belief that the love is neither unconditional nor eternal.
'Robots cannot choose you, they cannot reject you. That could become very boring, and one can imagine the human becoming cruel against his defenseless partner', said Evans.
A robot could conceivably be programmed with a will of its own and the ability to reject his human partner, he said, 'but that would be a very difficult robot to sell."
Couldn't have said it better myself....but then again, I've been called a party pooper more than once...
BTW...what happened to that dating thread? Did you guys get really nasty while I was...err...sleeping??
Given some of the sentiments expressed here about women, dating, and what people are actually looking for when the go to see sex worker, this could prove to be a boon for the industry...or perhaps a bust.
More over, those whose alignment with the perspectives I am alluding to could be described as "militant" might not have to wait even that long...
"Robots as sex toys should already be on the market within five years, predicted Levy, "a sort of an upgrade of the sex dolls on sale now".
These would have electronic speech and sensors that make them utter "nice sounds" when a human caresses their 'erogenous zones'."
Of course, there are naysayers who all already raining on the "perfect woman" parade....
"British scholar Dylan Evans pointed out the paradox inherent to any relationship with a robot.
'What is absolutely crucial to the sentiment of love, is the belief that the love is neither unconditional nor eternal.
'Robots cannot choose you, they cannot reject you. That could become very boring, and one can imagine the human becoming cruel against his defenseless partner', said Evans.
A robot could conceivably be programmed with a will of its own and the ability to reject his human partner, he said, 'but that would be a very difficult robot to sell."
Couldn't have said it better myself....but then again, I've been called a party pooper more than once...
BTW...what happened to that dating thread? Did you guys get really nasty while I was...err...sleeping??
