Sex robot makers blasted over sick ‘family friendly’ love dolls that STEAL husbands and scar kids
Experts claim the sex bot's family friendly filter that switches off its overtly sexual tone doesn't make it any less harmful to have around children
A SEX robot with a "family mode" that dials down her dirty talk has been blasted as "profoundly damaging" for kids by academics.
The controversial droid named Samantha went on sale in the UK last September and made its TV debut that same month.
“A daughter is going to grow up and think maybe this happened because Mummy wasn’t beautiful enough – am I?"
“They’ll learn that women only have certain uses. Then they start to use that as a template for how they interact intimately with others – this is profoundly damaging.”
Dr Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, challenged the idea that Samantha can adjust so easily, considering her sexual features.
“It’s like the Barbie doll image, telling girls how they should look. If the culture gives you this image, what are you going do?” she told New Statesmen.
“What a shame that, as they grow up, this is what they learn about their dad.”
But the prof also questioned whether the government or social services could intervene in the matter: “There are privacy issues there. I think our job is to educate the public about why it’s problematic,” she added.
While some sex droid owners have suggested the machines can provide company for disabled or lonely men, the stigma around the bots refuses to go away.
A recent study by leading medics warned the rising use of “sexbots” could spread sexually-transmitted infections, worsen impotence and normalise “sexual deviancy”.
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