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FEATURE By Anka Radakovich
She, Robot The girlfriend experience—without the girl
If an alien landed on Planet Earth, he
Men love these things, maybe a little too
limits. These sexdolls make the experience
would get really excited by the latest sex
much. From a psychological standpoint, they
more pleasurable, exciting, and erotic than you
tech trend: sex robots. Customers can
like the idea that they can “do anything they
can imagine,” they say, making it seem like it’s
order the perfect woman—made of either
want to them.” The last time I saw a robotic
almost as good as getting laid. The good news
silicone or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)—and
sex doll displayed, a stream of guys who
is that business is booming. The gross-out
choose her boob and nipple size, amount of
looked like they were curious to see what
news is that each doll has to be “disinfected”
pubic hair, and shape of her perfect, robotic
she felt like waited in line to feel her up. In a
before the next guy tries her out. While
vagina. The next generation of sex dolls is
Candid Camera moment,
customers are asked to wear a condom, I doubt
here, and they have evolved into “sex robots,”
one dude twanged her
any sex dolls are programmed to say, “If you
programmed to heat up, self lubricant, say
realistic coochie like a
won’t wear a condom, then get off me!”
what a man really wants to hear, and fake real
banjo, shook her gigantic
orgasms. The sexbots are coming.
funbags like they were
Future Sex With Sex Dolls
But the new technology has created
water balloons, stretched
Professor Noel Shakey from Sheffield
new conversations in the psychology and
her nipples out four
University in Sheffield, England, recently
sociology fields: Are sex robots good or bad
inches, slapped her face
published a paper with the “Foundation of
for our society? Do they contribute to the
as her big silicone lips
Responsible Robotics” which stated, “Robotic
objectification of women? Should humans be
flopped up and down,
and artificial intelligence is a long way off the
sleeping with non-humans? Does their use
then stuck his entire
technical sophistication of the theme park in
encourage rapey behavior? Social scientists
fist down her throat.
Westworld, but we’re already seeing dolls being
warn that people could become addicted
Next time a guy does
used in the adult entertainment industry and
to the pleasure bots or become
this to me, I’ll know
we can expect robots to join them soon.”
“socially isolated.” I have no
he’s been with a
Speaking of the adult industry, sex dolls
problem with anyone who wants
sex doll.
have been in the mix at the AVN Adult
to bang a giant silicone sex doll.
Entertainment Expo for the last few years.
In fact, every married woman in
Sex Doll
This January, for instance, 1amDollUSA will
Brothels
America should get one of these
display its porn star sex dolls at the AVN Expo.
things for her husband as a stunt
Sex dolls
Brent, the company’s president, says that they
double.
are so big in
“provide a quality realistic and affordable love
Realbotix, formerly
Europe that “sex
doll,” ranging in price from $1,500 to $2,300.
Real Doll, has invented
doll brothels” have
“Each body has the option for 40 faces, and
“Harmony,” who is “unlike
opened in Barcelona,
then customers can pick skin color, eye color,
any simple doll you may
Tokyo, Dublin,
even fingernail and toenail colors.
have seen before. She is a
and soon London.
“I think most consider our customer
combination of the highest-
LumiDolls is the first
base to be a nerdy guy living in his parents’
quality doll with “advanced
sex doll manufacturer
basement,” Brent notes, but explains that
robotic components,” the company
that “offers sexual
couldn’t be further from the truth. “Our
says. Her robotic head provides
services with beautiful
customers range from successful businessmen
a “face to face conversation” and
silicone ladies,” they
to couples experimenting with the swinging
her eyes move to stimulate “real” eye
say. “We are the only
lifestyle.”
contact. She is “your perfect companion,”
Sex Doll shop that
The company will have “five to six different
Realbotix promises. “She is customizable
brings the possibility
dolls at the show, including two dolls based
to deliver the most enjoyable conversation
of rent and try before
on adult film stars Katie Morgan and Misty
and interaction you can have with a
you buy your new sex
Stone.” (For more information on the dolls,
machine,” as if people are paying tens of
partner.”
visit 1amdollusa.com.)
thousands of dollars on one of these things
“LumiDolls was born
Other manufacturers also will bring their
“just to talk.” The company calls her its “first
with the aim of offering
models to the show, including iDoll, which
sex robot.”
something totally new
created xHamsterina, a joint venture with the
and revolutionary within
adult site xHamster.com. (For information,
Sex Doll Sex Harassment
the paid sector,” the
visit iDoll.name.) And several manufacturers
In October, a sex doll named “Samantha”
company points out. “We
of sex dolls of varying types will be at the AVN
was “molested and destroyed” by attendees
are the world’s first brand to
Novely Expo, including Dongguan Orange,
of the Arts Electronica Festival in Linz,
offer sexual encounters with
Kingsonic Trading and Shenzhen Shengyi
Austria. Sergi Santos, who founded the
SexDolls, totally realistic dolls
Adult Products.
company Synthea Amatus in Barcelona,
both in movement of their
So expect to meet some high-tech
reported that she was “heavily soiled” and
joints and in touch, which
“girlfriends” at the AVN Show, showcasing
her breasts were so beat up that she had to
will allow you to fulfill all
the latest in sex doll tech. But this time around,
be returned to the factory for new ones. The
your fantasies without any
they’ll have bodyguards.
incident was reported in European newspapers
as a “wild frenzy” of “horny tech nerds.” Good
Anka Radakovich is a legendary sex columnist who wrote a groundbreaking column for Details magazine. Currently
she writes for British GQ and Sexpert.com. She is the author of three books, including her newest, The Wild Girls Club,
times.
Part 2. She has appeared multiple times on TV talk shows, including eight appearances with Conan O’Brien. She is also a certified sexologist. We are thrilled to have her as a contributor. Follow Anka Radakovich on Twitter: @ankarad.28 | INTIMATE | WINTER 2018