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Virtual Sex: Good, Bad or Ugly?

Authors : Hoshang Kolivand, Abdoulvahab Ehsani Rad, David Tully

Published in: Love and Sex with Robots

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Computers have created a new world which enables people to have different experiences that may not be available or appropriate to have in the real world. Sexual activities are also a part this. Nowadays, sex relationships between humans and robots are set to become commonplace. The advances of new technologies need to be taken into account for new progress. It is not uncommon from the first neurophysiological evidence of humans’ ability to empathise with robots. Sex robots are going to be more focused in robotic industry in case of how they look and what rolls that can play. This study attempts to critically review the characters and characteristics of cutting edge ideas of virtual sex in real and virtual environments to provide researchers with backgrounds on what is going on in the future of sexual human needs. We have tried to find out advances, advantages and disadvantages sex with robots and virtual objects in different aspects. Most importantly, in this investigation we tried to find appropriate answers for some of the highlighted questions against virtual sex.

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Metadata
Title
Virtual Sex: Good, Bad or Ugly?
Authors
Hoshang Kolivand
Abdoulvahab Ehsani Rad
David Tully
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Love and Sex with Robots

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-76368-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-76369-9

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76369-9_3

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