Is Robot Sex Going to Be Real in the Future?

Watching The Jetsons back in the day had us thinking that by the time the year 2000 rolled around flying cars, robotic maids and living in Space Needle like structures would be the norm? Yeah, all we got was a Y2K scare, the Kardashians and the possibility of sex with robots? Um, what? That's the latest debate in the tech world and it's making us wonder...would you get down with a robot if you had the chance? That new show on HBO, Westworld, makes it seem normal enough but when push comes to shove, it's still weird as hell to think about, or is it?

Westworld is a trippy as new addition to HBO's Sunday night lineup about an extravagant robot-laden Western-scape for rich humans. Many of the human men take on those old timey ladies of the night like it's nothing, and that's what has jump started this conversation again. When you think about it, a robot you hop into bed with wouldn't be all that different from a vibrator or any other sex toy. The only difference is that it'd have human features and with insane technological advances, it'd even be able to speak and move like a legit partner.

That brings up another note. It'd be like a real partner, but there'd be no intimacy because it's not a real thing. Sex is a mechanical thing. It's all physical, but at the end of the day we want that intimate connection with a partner. At least most of us do and a robot in our lifetime may never be able to provide that. No matter how great the robot was in bed, they'd never be a real viable partner. Of course you'd have those people who'd become attached no matter what. Hello, have you not seen those shows on TLC about people in love with their cars, ferris wheels and other inanimate objects?

Let's get back to the question at hand, would you have sex with a robot? When you argue that it's no different than a vibrator than I can see why saying yes would be an okay response. Also, if the robot happened to be as anatomically correct as the "bots" on Westworld, and I was single living in the year 3045 (or whenever this was happening), then yes. I would definitely try it out. There seems to be nothing that wrong with the idea but for right now, I'm happy with my sex toys not having faces and conversations.

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