Some people are worried about the future of the economy, others about the future of the environment. Call us selfish at
RALPH, but we're worried about the
future of sex.
In a wide-ranging investigation for this month's magazine, we asked braniacs from universities across Australia for their
predictions. One thing is for sure. Before the end of the 21st century, robosexuals will walk amongst us.
Sex therapist Professor Matthew Yau, from James Cook University, thinks sex with cyborgs will be a matter of convenience. "You won’t have to negotiate when to go to bed. You just program it and have it any time you want," he told
RALPH. "To some people it will be a big advantage, particularly those people who have very poor social
skills.
University of South Australia's Emeritus Professor Alison Mackinnon, a gender studies expert and historian, saw the development of sex robots as a likely innovation.
"Robots are just probably a more technological form of an inflatable sex doll," she told
RALPH. "I would rather see situations where people could find partners of similar abilities and preferences - it’s a bit of a lonely thing I would think to have sex with robots - but we do increasingly see a pattern of people living alone so I guess that’s likely."
Of course, the inevitability of sexbots raises a few more questions. Is it cheating to sleep with a robot? And will robots ever become conscious, and choose to have sex with a charming vacuum cleaner over a sad and lonely computer nerd.
What do you think is the future of sex? Let us know in the comments section below.
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