A Robotic Male Sex Toy: Are Women Interested?
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A Robotic Male Sex Toy: Are Women Interested?

The fascinating look at women and a male sex toy

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A Robotic Male Sex Toy: Are Women Interested?
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Coming in late 2018, male sex dolls from the firm Realbotix . Each robot comes powered by an artificial intelligence called Harmony. Every model will act and talk differently based on the customer's requests. It works by pairing a smart mobile application with the robotic head to simulate life. The male sex dolls will have bionic penises, CEO Mike McMullen will be better than the best vibrator. The users will be able to plug him in and the sex droid will go all long as the user wants.

The price tag on this "man" is $15000.

Tufts University conducted a survey asking how women feel about the idea of a sex robot. Guess what? women just aren't into the idea of having sex with a robot. Of the women surveyed two-thirds of women said they wouldn't shag with a droid; in comparison, two-thirds of men said they would. So why the difference?

Shelly Ronen, a Ph.D. candidate at New York University who studies sex, intimacy, and technology states that the first possibility is that women hold a more emotional notion of meaningful sex, one that values connection with another person more highly than men do. Men are not just free to engage in meaningless sex, they are also encouraged to do so in a way that is not the case for women; women are more likely to suffer reputation consequences for doing the same.

The idea that men are more interested in the sex doll than women, is surprising when considering that more women than men use sex technologies in the form of vibrators. There is something about a fully humanized sex commodity that triggers a different kind of reaction for people. People that don't think vibrators are immoral, do consider sex robots immoral. Women, who might be more likely to use a vibrator, are less likely to indicate interest in sex with a robot intended for sexual uses.

I decided to survey a group of women that are members of a Facebook page called Den of DAT, there are a total of 53 members of this group. The description of the group is as follows, This is a place where lovers of romance lurk around completely unsupervised.

A place where the only drama you see is the angst discussed in the stories we love. A no offense zone, because shenanigans are meant to be had without people getting all bent out of shape. Headed by six SUPER fantastic romance authors that are shameless to a fault. This is a safe judgment-free place to be who you are, and discuss all things naughty, ridiculous, and romance related. So the perfect place, right?

A poll was created asking if it was affordable would anyone consider buying a sex doll. Only three people actually answered the poll, 2 people said no and there was 1 person who replied with yes.

But there was a discussion with another member Brandy McIntosh responded 1. I'm married, so part of me thinks my opinion might be different than a single person. 2. It looks very rubbery and unyielding, it wouldn't feel right, and sex is very tactile. 3. Can it sexy dance? Dancing is like foreplay. 4. The eyes are dead, will always look dead, and that's creepy. I thought that was a great insight of the thought process that she went through.

What surprised me the most, was the lack of response from other members of the group. Although I did receive a private message from one member who stated "she didn't see the idea any different the buying a standard vibrator," but that fact that she felt the need to private message me, shows the fact that some women are self conscious in expressing their own thoughts on sex.

My friend Maria stated that the eyes had no soul and there was no way she would do it. I happen to agree with her, but if acting on a need for sex and a one night stand or a friends with benefits, are you really looking at the soul of the person?

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