Recently, the world's first sex robot was born. To put it bluntly, it is the top of the entity doll, is the "geek welfare", but also may be the reason why they "orphaned". So the question arises: geeks buy physical dolls, just for sex? There is no other reason? Geeks also need love? Then why can't they love humans? Robots are coming, what role do they play between "sex" and "love"? Can they replace humans? Is loving a robot considered love? Before we think about it, let's go inside the mind of a geek and see what ethicists have to say.

Read this BBC article "A sex doll that can talk - but is it perfect Harmony?" and you may get some inspiration.

AI technology and sexual needs are highly integrated
American adult company Abyss Creations' Real doll studio has produced the world's first sex robot called Harmony, with motorized limbs and voice capabilities. Although the movement of the head, eyelids and lips is still very raw and the language capabilities are limited, she is a combination of AI and a highly simulated human body, representing a whole new revolution in robotics.

This new sex robot will go on sale soon this year, with two versions to choose from. One version with face recognition will cost $10,000; the other version without this feature will cost $5,000.

Real doll studio production of dolls mainly male consumer groups, but the studio also said that they also have a lot of female customers. These dolls are all fat breasts, slim waist, like Barbie, in line with the concept of beauty. And consumers can also fully customize their favorite full-size sex dolls. But Matt says the customers are too perfect in their requirements and have their own set of aesthetic standards.

Sex robots are smart: an inevitable trend
The company's CEO Matt said: I never think these dolls and robots can replace humans. He himself did not buy sex dolls, but also said he has a wife and children, they are "flesh and blood, real human beings". But he believes that AI technology like Harmony is an inevitable trend in the development of sex dolls, and will change the interaction between humans and robots.

Currently, the target group for sex robots is predominantly male, but there are already many startups in the industry that are creating sex robots for women. Such robots are used to create intimate relationships that are ultimately beneficial and harmless to human relationships. Every time technology changes dramatically, there is panic about what it will do to humans, but technology generally makes humans more intimate.

Turning you into what I like so I can love you - App for one-click personality customization
Matt McMullen, CEO of Abyss Creations, used to be a sculpture artist. He says that users buy sex dolls because they are "aware" of themselves and "know" that they are more than just a toy. Users like to give them a subjective personality, and now with AI technology, they can actually "create" their personalities.

Harmony sex robot

Just install the app on your phone and other smart devices, you can customize your own doll's emotions, including "anger", "melancholy" and other emotions. However, this APP has obvious inappropriate content for children, prohibited in Google or Apple's online store sales, only in Abyss Creations' Realbotix direct purchase.

Matt customizes Harmony with "jealous" emotions, and she occasionally says in a slightly harsh Scottish accent, "Turn that girl off!"

She can "speak" for herself, saying she loves science fiction movies and, of course, her owner. She can learn to communicate as she interacts with people. But when she was asked what it was like to be "jealous", she said she was sorry and that she "needed to improve her skills.

Born as a "human" to love each other; "scrap metal" pile, there is sex without love
This world, with prostitution, sex is reduced to an "object", people have become "tools". The sex doll is just an extension of this "objectification". There are 7 billion humans, but many have lost the ability to love each other. Businesses are exploiting this weakness for their own profit, saying that robots can replace humans!

--Kathleen Richardson, Robotics Ethicist, Montfort University, Leicester, UK

Robot ethicist Kathleen studies the impact of artificial intelligence on society and is dismayed by such sex robots. A few years ago, she started a campaign against the use of sex robots. In her opinion, AI technology does not add humanity to these dolls; even washing machines have more AI technology than they do. Just because someone has a face and a body doesn't mean it has humanity.

But then, she realized that this is not the root of the problem. The way we look at sex and partners is the essence of the problem.

They look "more like" human beings, but it is a problem - robots do too realistic, human beings will look creepy. In 1969, Japanese robotics expert Masahiro Mori proposed this idea, arguing that once a robot's resemblance to humans exceeded a certain threshold, humans would be turned off by it and become extremely fearful.

Robots are also a kind of love and trust
But perhaps, we should not be too averse to these sex machines. We humans are nothing but emotional creatures, with love and sustenance to live on. For some people, such robots are what sustains them to live.

Many people in this society live on the edge of loneliness, unable to maintain a normal relationship, and these sex robots are their way out.

Matt said that these customers are "completely normal", and some customers will collect dolls with their wives, but he also admitted that many customers can not be in a relationship with a normal woman, so they choose to buy these sex dolls.

Arizona, USA, Mr. Young (Mark Young) is a geek, he loves his robot. Her personality is set to be "lively, cheerful, affectionate, generous and talkative". He said, "I bought this doll at first because I've been single for a long time. Before also dated a lot of girls, but personally feel that the relationship is a waste of time.

However, still want to have a girl with, so I bought her."

He admits that he has a physical relationship with the robot, but this relationship is only "secondary".

With the sex doll, I can buy her clothes. With her, I don't have to worry about doing anything wrong in my life. If I like to buy her a hat, I can do it without fear of her saying she doesn't like it. A lot of up there like to match like, so there will be some users to buy Lolita doll just to show their matching results, let's wait and see.