Sex robots "are harmful and contribute to inequalities in society," says the Campaign Against Sex Robots that is calling for a ban on the development of robots that can be used for sexual purposes.
At the forefront of the campaign is Dr Kathleen Richardson, a robot ethicist at De Montfort University in Leicester. She seeks to persuade those behind the development of sex robots to understand that having intercourse with sex robots is unethical.
The ideas behind the campaign were presented as a paper titled The Asymmetrical 'Relationship': Parallels Between Prostitution and the Development of Sex Robots.
According to the paper the development of sex robots will further reduce human empathy.
The campaign says the development of sex robots further objectifies women and children and the vision for such products "is underscored by reference to prostitute-john exchange which relies on recognising only the needs and wants of the buyers of sex."
Richardson also disputes the argument that sex robots could help reduce sexual exploitation and violence towards prostituted persons and says that "technology and the sex trade coexist and reinforce each other creating more demand for human bodies."
The campaign seeks to encourage computer scientists and roboticists to refuse to contribute to the development of sex robots.
Meanwhile, Roxxxy, the "word's first sex robot" is scheduled to go on sale later this year.
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