Perceptions and Responsiveness to Intimacy with Robots; A User Evaluation

Edirisinghe, Chamari; Cheok, Adrian David; Khougali, Nosiba

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-76369-9_11

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“…The public's perceptions and attitudes toward sex robots reveals that their lack of exposure to robots may support fear of their potential and hesitations about intimacy with robots. Indeed, watching robots was shown in one study to be more pleasurable than the more intimate act of touching them (Edirisinghe et al, 2018). The degree to which humans are currently self-identifying as different from robots may also contribute to a hesitancy toward intimacy with machines .…”

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Curiosity and other attitudes towards sex robots: Results of an online survey

Brandon

Shlykova

Morgentaler

2022

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As artificial intelligence and technology advance, mobile robots capable of human intimacy are an inevitable consequence of this progress. Such a profound shift in sexual technology will herald both advantages and disadvantages for human intimate relationships, yet a paucity of research exists on the study of human-robot sexual relationships. We believe a greater understanding of attitudes toward sex robots will be of value as this emerging technology progresses from its currently incipient stage. We conducted an online survey exploring potential gender differences in attitudes and opinions about sex robots. Survey responses were analyzed by gender, age, relationship status, relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction. Results confirm our hypothesis, that men report more positive reactions to sex with robots than women. Indeed, on no question did women report more enthusiasm or optimism about the arrival of sex robots than did men. This conclusion begs the question, what will sex robots mean to the future of gender relations, and in particular, sexual relationships? Engaging one another in a dialogue about the increasing impact technology will have on human intimacy can only strengthen our efforts to mold its effect into a primarily positive one. In addition, it is our expectation that dialogue about these gender differences can assist psychologists, sex therapists, anthropologists, roboticists and couples in navigating technological advancements as they increasingly impact human intimacy. Indeed, this dialogue may be increasingly urgent as the sudden and severe impact of COVID-19 raises increasing safety concerns for human/human sexual relationships.

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Curiosity and other attitudes towards sex robots: Results of an online survey

Brandon

Shlykova

Morgentaler

2022

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“…In addition to the survey and interview studies, 3 experimental studies were found (3/12, 25%). They investigated how heterosexual women experience their male partner’s imagined infidelity with a female robot vs a real woman [ 134 ], at which body parts of female robots vs female humans, both represented in pictures, male and female gaze [ 135 ], and how humans physically react when they touch different, including private, body parts of a robot that is not a sex robot [ 128 ]. Overall, these experiments show differences and similarities in humans’ sexuality-related reactions to humanoid robots and fellow humans.…”

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Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping Review

Döring¹,

Mohseni²,

Walter³

2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Although sex toys representing human body parts are widely accepted and normalized, human-like full-body sex dolls and sex robots have elicited highly controversial debates. Objective This systematic scoping review of the academic literature on sex dolls and sex robots, the first of its kind, aimed to examine the extent and type of existing academic knowledge and to identify research gaps against this backdrop. Methods A comprehensive multidisciplinary, multidatabase search strategy was used. All steps of literature search and selection, data charting, and synthesis followed the leading methodological guideline, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. A total of 29 (17 peer reviewed) and 98 publications (32 peer reviewed) for sex dolls and sex robots, respectively, from 1993 to 2019 were included. Results According to the topics and methodologies, the sex doll and sex robot publications were divided into 5 and 6 groups, respectively. The majority of publications were theoretical papers. Thus far, no observational or experimental research exists that uses actual sex dolls or sex robots as stimulus material. Conclusions There is a need to improve the theoretical elaboration and the scope and depth of empirical research examining the sexual uses of human-like full-body material artifacts, particularly concerning not only risks but also opportunities for sexual and social well-being.

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“…The studies used convenience samples (from United States, Indonesia, and Malaysia), and showed that rates of sexbot acceptance varied. For example, 40% of male and 17% of female respondents in the United States reported willingness to try out a sexbot [13,14] in comparison with 16% of Indonesian respondents [15] and 9% of Malaysian respondents [16].…”

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Sexbots as Synthetic Companions: Comparing Attitudes of Official Sex Offenders and Non-Offenders

Zara

Veggi

Farrington

2021

Int J of Soc Robotics

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This is the first Italian study to examine views on sexbots of adult male sex offenders and non-offenders, and their perceptions of sexbots as sexual partners, and sexbots as a means to prevent sexual violence. In order to explore these aspects 344 adult males were involved in the study. The study carried out two types of comparisons. 100 male sex offenders were compared with 244 male non-offenders. Also, sex offenders were divided into child molesters and rapists. Preliminary findings suggest that sex offenders were less open than non-offenders to sexbots, showed a lower acceptance of them, and were more likely to dismiss the possibility of having an intimate and sexual relationship with a sexbot. Sex offenders were also less likely than non-offenders to believe that the risk of sexual violence against people could be reduced if a sexbot was used in the treatment of sex offenders. No differences were found between child molesters and rapists. Though no definitive conclusion can be drawn about what role sexbots might play in the prevention and treatment of sex offending, this study emphasizes the importance of both exploring how sexbots are both perceived and understood. Sex offenders in this study showed a high dynamic sexual risk and, paradoxically, despite, or because of, their sexual deviance (e.g. deficits in sexual self-regulation), they were more inclined to see sexbots as just machines and were reluctant to imagine them as social agents, i.e. as intimate or sexual arousal partners. How sex offenders differ in their dynamic risk and criminal careers can inform experts about the mechanisms that take place and can challenge their engagement in treatment and intervention.

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Perceptions and Responsiveness to Intimacy with Robots; A User Evaluation

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Curiosity and other attitudes towards sex robots: Results of an online survey

Curiosity and other attitudes towards sex robots: Results of an online survey

Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping Review

Sexbots as Synthetic Companions: Comparing Attitudes of Official Sex Offenders and Non-Offenders

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