Robot sex doll brothel claims to be the world’s first consensual one

December 11, 2018  22:30

Consent is the most important thing when it comes to sex. But if you’re using sex dolls – nonsentient things – how can they give consent for sexual activities? That’s been a major concern as some people worry that robot sex dolls might blur the lines of consent. So, one tech company, Eve’s Robot Dreams, has come up with what they’re calling the world’s first consensual robot sex doll brothel. In it, customers will be able to build rapport with the dolls and have to fulfill the brand’s requirements before they can move onto sexual relations.

According to founder of the California-based brand, Unicole Unicron, a robot ethicist, they want to ‘build a world where robots are treated with the respect they deserve, thus not contributing to a potential robot rebellion in the future.’ ‘Guests can begin building a relationship with their new companion by downloading the Realbotix app on their phone,’ it says on the website. ‘When they visit Eve’s they can either interact with the companion bot that they have already started to get to know, or with one who they haven’t met yet.’ The brothel has a cafe where customers can take their bot and have a chat with before they have sex.
After the initial get to know period when a relationship is established and the organisers are happy that the customer has behaved appropriately, the brothel operates as a typical one. But there are flaws and kinks that the company has yet to sort out, like withdrawing consent, says Unicole. ‘Violent or belligerent customers will be asked to leave, so there is some level of protection. Eve’s is consent-focused, so we use it as a space to practice consent. It’s more like a role-playing game for people to practice getting consent from partners.

As the technology develops and the robots are able to understand nuance and complex scenarios better, there will be situations that they can withdraw their consent.’ A private session will cost customers $122 (£93) to have sex with a robot, or $10,000 (£7,600) if they want it to be the robot’s ‘first’, something that people have slammed. Eve’s Robot Dreams is yet to open though as they are currently crowdfunding to make the brothel, saying ‘the future of pleasure is now’. So far they have raised $2,659 on their Indiegogo page.


Source: Metro, The Sun

Photo: Eve's Robot Dreams

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