Industry in the US has been saved by the advent of robotic workers — just ask the car manufacturers.
The advancement of robotic technology continues to move forward — and some smaller companies are striving to develop the world’s first AI sex robot. Yes, the sex robots are coming.
The sex robots are coming! But the sex dolls are here…
With the advent of the industrial revolution and automation came all kinds of imaginable benefits like easy work, efficient utilization of raw materials, mass production, and even shorter time for production; on the other hand, it also brought with it a kind of existential crisis, a form of anxiety that sex robots are coming will soon put workers off their jobs.
Although this replacement is far from complete, it has taken place in some spheres already. Generally, workers are still confident and relaxed about their job not being replaced soon, despite claims that “robots will replace human labor by 2030”. Sex workers appear to be in some sort of trouble however.
Their anxiety can be understood if we consider the number of sex doll brothels that have sprung up in the last couple of years all over the world. One in Toronto, Aura Dolls charge about $120 per hour for sex dolls and an extra $90 for 30 minutes, to perform any kind of activity you want with six sex dolls, provided you don’t drill an extra hole on it (although one can’t help but wonder what the consequences may be for making an extra hole) or cut off any limbs (Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees followers not welcome).
The sex dolls are cleaned up and heavily sanitized between exercises and are kept ready for the next appointment.
Apart from the Aura Dolls in Toronto, there are many other sex doll brothels spread across the world in places like Barcelona, Turin and Moscow. These dolls are sometimes fondly (although inaccurately) referred to “sex robots” which is inaccurate because they do not possess the required level of AI to be referred to as robots. Calling them “love dolls” is ok however. But the sex robots are coming is a true statement.
Moves are also underway in Japan, to open a sex doll brothel that makes male sex dolls for threesomes given the demand from bisexual males. Doesn’t that description give you pause to contemplate the visual of how that would work?
I wonder if the sex dolls must “line up” for the customers to decide which doll to choose? How degrading for these poor sex dolls, right?
Look at the picture on the right of sex dolls. Do you notice anything unusual?
Despite the emergence of sex doll brothels over the last couple of years, some places strongly fight against the idea mainly for moral reasons.
A Canadian company Kinky S Dolls, wanted to expand its business by setting up a branch in Houston, Texas but faced resistance from the Mayor of the city and the Christian anti-pornography and anti-sex trafficking groups.
The mayor stated that “sex robots are coming” won’t be the headline of the Houston Chronicle if he can help it.
This is an irony because Houston is known to many as a sexual trade hub. A survey revealed that Houston houses more sex brothels than coffee shops. And they do have many Starbucks spots!
We will skip the fact that LoveWorks was the first adult store to open in the north of Houston, on the border to Montgomery County. There are a few people still unhappy about the LoveWorks billboard, and stop in regularly to complain — but we will leave that to another post.
The sex doll disciples argue that the emergence of sex dolls will decrease the rate of sex trafficking in men but a city official thought otherwise.
Although there is no known law that prevents the construction of a sex robot brothel, the official appealed to the morality of the citizens by reason.
He mentioned that if a man can go out and buy a sex doll that agrees to all his sexual bidding, he might as well go out one day and want to purchase a real woman and that the advent of sex dolls will increase the tendency of men to be more violent during sex given that the dolls never say no. Wow.
He also stated that one of the downsides of pornography is that it makes men withdrawn from human relationships and that this withdrawal will be worse if they have sex dolls that can follow them to the mall, movies etc.
Yeah. I will hold my breath waiting for the day that guys will take their dressed-up love doll and pay movie-cinema prices (almost $10USD now!) for someone who isn’t going to watch the movie. (See what I know? Look at the receipt on the left — $11.50USD per person.
Or better, imagine how Paul Blart:Mall Cop is going to react to a guy walking in the mall carrying their love doll?
Or sitting at Starbucks? He would be forced to buy a iced white chocolate mocha delight or something similar for his doll, which would probably cost as much as the movie, because you can’t sit in a Starbucks if you don’t buy anything. Oh wait, I forgot, Starbucks says anyone can sit in their restaurants and use the toilets even if you don’t buy anything. I take it all back — he CAN take his sex doll to Starbucks. Wouldn’t that be a viral photo!
Come on now, get real.
Unless of course he wants his sex dolls to see the move “The Sex Robots are coming”, which, by the way, is a real movie.
He encouraged citizens to fight against this form of 3D pornography. “Think of what will happen in a world where dolls are openly purchased making the culture of female prostitution visible and normal.”
3D pornography. That is a new term for me. Even Madam Google wasn’t any help — leading my to sites that specialize in 3D Printing. Did the Mayor of Houston just coin a new SEX PHRASE! Leave it to Houston!!
The sex doll brothels are still far from being perceived as normal. A sex worker, Allissa, in Nevada – one of the cities where prostitution is legal but highly regulated, revealed that one of the serious threats will be the ability of the sex dolls company to use open billboard advertisements.
She raised the same concern that usage of a sex doll that doesn’t provide consent and has no limitations, and will only enforce the idea in a client’s mind that a lack of limitation is normal.
Consent. People really are talking about consent – of a non-human thing. What is next? Rights for sex robots? Emancipation?
When breeders masturbate a dog or horse in order to capture the semen for breeding, who gives consent? Is there a document with a paw print on it? Who verified that the animal wasn’t a minor?
If breeders can masturbate dogs and horses, and anally penetrate cows to collect semen without consent, why are bestiality laws still on the books designed to “protect the animals”? Sex with an animal carries a LIFE IN PRISON sentence in some places.
Oops, I am off the subject again of sex dolls and THEIR ability to consent. But it really is a questions because there are people out there actually talking about “sex dolls” and “CONSENT” in the same sentences.
But in this #metoo age, no one will open their mouth as soon as the “consent” card is played.
When faced with options of a real female with real flesh, bones & blood who consents to sex — and a sex doll that costs about $6000 and is made from silicone who can’t consent to sex — logic dictates that the man who chooses the latter has questionable views about women. Or does he?
And why are we only writing about men visiting the brothel?? Perhaps a sexist approach, don’t you think? Women are traveling and paying for sex. Is it fair to assume they wouldn’t visit a sex robot brothel?
It is understood that most sex workers’ prime objection to the sex dolls is rather economic than philosophical or moral. Just tell a sex worker that the sex robots are coming and watch the disdain in his or her face.
An Aura official argued that there are benefits associated with the advent of sex dolls. Take, for instance, people who lack the social skills required to develop any meaningful relationship with others; He stated that people who have some kind of disorders or disability will hugely benefit from the service of rented sex dolls and/or robots.
Sex robots could also serve people with very weird sexual preferences (say, BDSM) who do not seek to harm fellow human beings or a spouse who wishes to experiment sexually without committing adultery.
It would be wrong to term these people misogynists who just want to carry out their brutal fantasies on plastic, just as it will be unfair to call everyone who buys sex (roughly 14% of men in America), exploitative.
There are so many factors to consider when comparing the cost of buying/hiring a sex doll and the cost of a legal sex worker. It is less costly to masturbate into a sex doll (or make love to your love doll) when compared to hiring a legal prostitute.
In some cases, the cost is about 90% higher than the $120 charged by Aura Dolls, but the gap seems smaller when the maintenance cost of cleaning up the sex dolls is factored in. (Note to self: Are condoms required?)
Also, you have to put into consideration that legal sex workers offer more value than sex. You must have seen in the movies where the king’s secret was revealed by his mistress (not even his wife!).
Allisa reported that most of her job involved non-sexual activities like connecting with the client intimately. It is no surprise in a world where the male is being conditioned to suppress his feelings.
Despite the many fears among sex workers about being replaced, some are still confident and hope not to be replaced in the near future since prostitution is one of the earliest professions – and is still illegal in 99% of the USA. Why it remains illegal is for another day.
In truth, the sex doll brothels are very far from conventional but we’ve seen so many surprises in this age to keep our fingers crossed.
There was once a time when there were no color televisions – but low and behold – we survived.
Only a few years ago, there was no such thing as Netflix or Disney streaming — and we welcomed the advancements.
Technology advancement and changes in society surrounding those changes WILL happen. It is a snowball that even Olaf can’t stop.
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