Influences on the Intention to Buy a Sex Robot

Szczuka, Jessica M.; Krämer, Nicole C.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57738-8_7

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“…When people deal with digital technologies in an arousal-oriented sexual manner, two further types of interaction are relevant: The technology can not only mediate the interpersonal interaction, it can also enable and shape a sexual face-to-face interaction (e.g., an online dating app enables offline sexual encounters among people who would not have met without the app; Timmermans and Courtois, 2018 ). Furthermore, there is considerable sexual interaction between the user and the technology itself in the role of an interaction partner, particularly with AI (artificial intelligence)-enhanced technologies such as software sexbots and hardware sex robots (e.g., people engaging in sexual interactions with a sex robot; Szczuka and Krämer, 2017b ). These two additional and relevant types of interaction are not covered by the TMSI concept.…”

Section: Definition Of Sexual Interaction In Digital Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research on sex doll owners has revealed a diversity of use patterns that include sexual interaction (e.g., sexual intercourse with the doll) but also social interaction (e.g., dining and watching TV with the doll) as well as physical care work (e.g., washing, powdering, and dressing the doll). Another research strand explores attitudes toward sex robots, intentions to use and to buy a sex robot with the help of surveys and vignette experiments where the robot is described to the participants or pictures of the robot are shown ( Szczuka and Krämer, 2017a , b ; Appel et al, 2019 ; Nordmo et al, 2020 ; Oleksy and Wnuk, 2021 ). Even though first theoretical models of the psychological mechanisms of sex robot use have been presented ( Szczuka et al, 2019 ), so far, no empirical data are available on sexual and social interactions with actual sex robots or about long-term sex robot users.…”

Section: Sexual Interaction With Digital Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis

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Based on its prevalence, there is an urgent need to better understand the mechanisms, opportunities and risks of sexual interaction in digital contexts (SIDC) that are related with sexual arousal. While there is a growing body of literature on SIDC, there is also a lack of conceptual clarity and classification. Therefore, based on a conceptual analysis, we propose to distinguish between sexual interaction (1) through, (2) via, and (3) with digital technologies. (1) Sexual interactions through digital technologies are face-to-face sexual interactions that (a) have been started digitally (e.g., people initiating face-to-face sexual encounters through adult dating apps) or (b) are accompanied by digital technology (e.g., couples augmenting their face-to-face sexual encounters through filming themselves during the act and publishing the amateur pornography online). (2) Sexual interactions via digital technology are technology-mediated interpersonal sexual interactions (e.g., via text chat: cybersex; via smartphone: sexting; via webcam: webcam sex/camming). (3) Sexual interactions with digital technology occur when the technology itself has the role of an interaction partner (e.g., sexual interaction with a sex robot or with a media persona in pornography). The three types of SIDC and their respective subtypes are explained and backed up with empirical studies that are grouped according to two major mediators: consent and commerce. Regarding the causes and consequences of the three types of SIDC we suggest a classification that entails biological, psychological, social, economic, and technological factors. Regarding implications of SIDC we suggest to focus on both opportunities and risks for sexual health. The proposed conceptual framework of SIDC is meant to inform future research.

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Section: Definition Of Sexual Interaction In Digital Contextsmentioning

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Section: Sexual Interaction With Digital Technologiesmentioning

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Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis

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“…Besides the potential relevance to marketers, the development of sex robots gives rise to important ethical and legal questions (e.g., Richardson, 2016). Anecdotal evidence suggests that the prospect of sex robots strikes many to be eerie, initial research, however, suggests that a substantial part of individuals can imagine purchasing such a robot (Szczuka and Krämer, 2016).…”

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Otakuism and the Appeal of Sex Robots

2019

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Social robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in everyday life and sex robots are a sub-category of especially high public interest and controversy. Starting from the concept of the otaku , a term from Japanese youth culture that describes secluded persons with a high affinity for fictional manga characters, we examine individual differences behind sex robot appeal ( anime and manga fandom , interest in Japanese culture , preference for indoor activities , shyness ). In an online-experiment, 261 participants read one out of three randomly assigned descriptions of future technologies ( sex robot , nursing robot , genetically modified organism ) and reported on their overall evaluation, eeriness, and contact/purchase intentions. Higher anime and manga fandom was associated with higher appeal for all three future technologies. For our male subsample, sex robots and GMOs stood out as shyness yielded a particularly strong relationship to contact/purchase intentions for these new technologies.

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“…Szczuka & Krämer empirically found that one's loneliness does not influence their intention to buy a sex robot [93], nor does loneliness influence one's attraction to sex robots [94]. This does not indicate whether or not sex robots intensify loneliness.…”

Section: Long-term Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Sex care robots

Fosch‐Villaronga

Poulsen

2020

Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics

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AbstractThe creation and deployment of sex robots are accelerating. Sex robots are service robots that perform actions contributing directly towards improvement in the satisfaction of the sexual needs of a user. In this paper, we explore the potential use of these robots for elder and disabled care purposes,which is currently underexplored. Indeed, although every human should be able to enjoy physical touch, intimacy, and sexual pleasure, persons with disabilities are often not in the position to fully experience the joys of life in the same manner as abled people. Similarly, older adults may have sexual needs that public healthcare tend to ignore as an essential part of their well-being. We develop a conceptual analysis of how sex robots could empower persons with disabilities and older adults to exercise their sexual rights, which are too often disregarded in society. Our contribution seeks to understand whether sex robots could serve as a step forward in enhancing the care of (mainly but not exclusively) persons with disabilities and older adults. By identifying the potential need to incorporate sex within the concept of care, and by exploring the use of robot technology to ease its materialization, we hope to inform the policy debate around the regulation of robots and set the scene for further research.

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Influences on the Intention to Buy a Sex Robot

Cited by 16 publications

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Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis

Sexual Interaction in Digital Contexts and Its Implications for Sexual Health: A Conceptual Analysis

Otakuism and the Appeal of Sex Robots

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