True Companion Corp., and Roxxxy the Sex Robot

The media was filled with sex robot talk early January of this year. In particular, there’s been heavy media coverage on Roxxxy, a female sex robot developed by the company TrueCompanion.

Everyone knows that sex sells, and the idea of sex with human-like artifacts has been with us since the myths of ancient Greece – ask David Levy or read his book. But just because it sells does not justify the ethical issues surrounding the product.

History of Darpa, ‘The Department of Mad Scientists’ by Michael Belfiore, and Roboethics

The following suggested reading was passed on to me by a good friend of mine, Francisco Grajales (@Ciscogiii).
This New York Time book review summarizes some interesting content from Michael Belfiore’s book ‘The Department of Mad Scientists’.
The following …

Times Colonist: Smart robots are on the way

The following link is just another general editorial raising questions/concerns about various roboethics issues – not much is new.
But the article alludes to the possibility that virtual sex and our relationship with online avatars may …

Robots for: Housecleaning(39%), Sex(37%) – IEET.org

IEET conducted a poll asking “If you had a personal robot that could do only one thing, which ability would you prefer it to have?” Is the question itself unethical?”. Result is shown below(source, IEET).

Little …