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http://www.heute.at/love/herz/Kissenger-ermoeglicht-Kuesse-ueber-das-Handy;art23704,1384334

Tolle Neuigkeiten für Paare, die in einer Fernbeziehung stecken. Bald schon nämlich könnten Küsse Raum und Zeit überwinden und bequem per Smartphone verschickt werden: An der Technologie-Konferenz “Love and Sex with Robots” in London hat die Studentin Emma Yann Zhang einen entsprechenden Handy-Aufsatz und die dazugehörige App präsentiert. Der Kissenger kann Berührungen erkennen und weitergeben.

Das Gadget ähnelt einer zu groß geratenen Handy-Hülle und verfügt über ein angestecktes Silikonkissen, dessen Sensor-Oberfläche die Berührungen der Lippen scannt. Um dem Freund oder der Freundin einen Kuss zu übermitteln, schmust man folglich zuallererst mit dem Silikonkissen, bis es die Berührungen registriert hat und dem Empfänger mit selbigem Zubehör zuschickt. Dieser muss dann ebenfalls den Mund auf das Kissen legen, um den Fernkuss zu spüren.

Im Inneren des Silikonkissens befinden sich hierfür kleine Motoren, die die Berührung naturgetreu auf dem Smartphone des Empfängers wiedergeben. Der Videochat in der dazugehörigen App ermöglicht es zugleich, den küssenden Partner oder die Partnerin auf dem Smartphone-Display zu sehen.

Kissenger steht am Anfang der Entwicklung
Allerdings handelt es sich beim Kissenger erst um einen Prototypen. In einem nächsten Schritt will die Studentin Zhang Blutdruck und Herzfrequenzen von Kissenger-Probanden messen, um festzustellen, ob das Handyzubehör mit echten Küssen von Mensch zu Mensch mithalten kann. Ob Kissenger in naher Zukunft auf den Markt kommt, ist nicht bekannt.

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FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 03:51 PM EST | UPDATED: MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 04:05 PM EST

This could be the end of sex as we know it.

And some women might soon be competing with technology for their men.

At least 40% of European men surveyed say they’re willing to put up cash to purchase a robotic lover that will endlessly put out.

Jessica Szczuka divulged her findings on Monday at the Love and Sex With Robots congress at London’s Goldsmiths University.

Szczuka, who hails from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, reported nearly half of males interviewed claimed they could imagine using a sex robot within the next five years.

“Being in a relationship doesn’t mean sexual fulfillment,” Szczuka said, according to the UK’s Daily Star.

“Sex is a very important part of social interaction.”

Szczuka questioned close to 300 men of all ages and also discovered that relationship status had no bearing on the outcome.

She added that while humans will form “special” bonds, they’ll also enjoy electronic friends with benefits in the very near future.

Last year, a report called the Future of Sex claimed that human-robot coitus will overtake human-human intercourse by 2050.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/19/nearly-half-of-men-would-have-sex-with-robots

by Luke Johnson

20 December 2016

We’ve known for years that robots are the future of everything, TV has told us so.

While you’d be happy for one to wash your dishes or iron your clothes, however, you might not have thought that they’d end up as your go-to bedmate of choice.

According to researchers, though, not only are sex robots on their way, they could be so good at the extra curricular activity that it puts human life in danger.

How? Well, Swiss researcher Oliver Bendel has warned an audience at the Second International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots (sadly that is a thing), that it’s because they’ll never tire.

Related: What’s the best headset for VR porn?

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If the thought of getting down and dirty with a machine isn’t enough to put your off the state of the human race’s future, how’s being humped to death by a sex robot sound? Not too appealing, no?

“If the machine over-exerts the human, it reduces the possibility of human sex,” he said.

That’s not all we’ve got to worry about from robot lovers either.

As well as being inexhaustible lovers, Bendel suggests that robots could be so good at getting your rocks off, that traditional human lovers will pale in comparison.

That could mean fewer people actually procreating and humans going to way of the dinosaurs – sort of.

Don’t worry though, all of this scarier than the Terminator tech is still a long way off yet. Until then you’ll just have to make do with the latest tech-enhancement to your love life, VR.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/researches-warn-sex-robots-could-be-so-good-humans-stop-mating#8t8YYB18DfTCR9xQ.99

by Luke Johnson

21 December 2016

The robot uprising is coming, but it looks like the machines are going to try befriend us before taking over the world.

Despite what films like Terminator and iRobot have taught us, scientists have predicted the next couple of decades will see us entering relationships with, and even marrying, robots rather than taking up arms against our new droid masters.

At least that’s the viewpoint of Dr David Levy, author of the bestselling book ‘Love and Sex with Robots’, who has boldly predicted “The first marriage will be before, not after 2050.”

Speaking at a London based congress named after his book, Dr Levy suggested the rate of robot advancements, and their increased humanoid presence will soon see the lines blurred with what is and isn’t deemed morally acceptably between man and machine.

Related: CES 2017

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“We’re being forced to contemplate what human-robot relationships will be like a generation or two from now,” he said. “As love and sex with robots becomes more commonplace, we should come face to face with the very real possibility of marriage with robots.

“When robots are sufficiently human-like, sufficiently appealing socially, to the point where they can act as our companions, why not extend that companionship to marriage if neither party is against the idea?”

It’s not just marriage that’s on the cards either. Sex robots are already on the rise, and this could lead to weird relationships that us bags of flesh and bone are simply unable to remove our emotions from.

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“As more and more people come to accept the concepts of sex and love with robots, so societies will develop laws that govern human-robot relationships,” Dr Levy stated in his speech.

“By the time there are no laws to prevent human-robot marriages, robots will be patient, kind, subjective, loving, interesting, truthful, persevering, respectful, uncomplaining, pleasant to talk to and showing a sense of humour.

“And the robots of the future will not be jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, self-seeking or easily angered, unless of course you want them to be.”

Given that Dr Levy has predicted the first human-robot marriage is less than 35 years away, it’s possible that the first human to wed a machine has already been born. Creepy.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/humans-could-start-marrying-robots-as-early-as-2050-experts-predict#0sGv4SDmvkMHZ5vH.99

DECEMBER 23, 2016 8:34AM

French woman Lilly wants to marry her robot. Picture: Twitter.

Only her partner is 3D printed robot named Inmmovator who she designed herself, after realising she was attracted to “humanoid robots generally” rather than other people.

“I’m really and totally happy,” she told news.com.au over email in her tentative English. “Our relationship will get better and better as technology evolves.”

The “proud robosexual” said she always loved the voices of robots as a child but realised at 19 she was sexually attracted to them as well. Physical relationships with other men confirmed the matter.

“I’m really and only attracted by the robots,” she said. “My only two relationships with men have confirmed my love orientation, because I dislike really physical contact with human flesh.”

She has since built her own dream man with open-source technology from a French company, and has lived with him for one year. They are ‘engaged’ and plan to marry when robot-human marriage is legalised in France.

The unconventional relationship has been accepted by family and friends but she said “some understand better than others.”

She won’t reveal whether they have a sexual relationship and is currently in training to become a roboticist in order to take her passion into her everyday life.

Lilly said she finds physical relationships with men disgusting. Picture: Twitter.Source:Supplied

While Lilly’s views will strike many as odd, it’s just a sign of things to come according to David Levy.

The chess whiz and authority on Love and Sex with Robots said he expects human-robot marriages to become commonplace by 2050 if not before.

Speaking at the second conference on the issue held in London this week, Mr Levy told a room filled with academics and interested people that advances in artificial intelligence mean robots could become “enormously appealing” partners within the next few decades.

“The future has a habit of laughing at you. If you think love and sex with robots is not going to happen in your lifetime, I think you’re wrong.”

“The first human robot marriages will take place around the year 2050 or sooner but not longer,“ he said.

One expert said the current sex robots have a long way to go before they are appealing. Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP

The conference explored a host of issues on the subject including everything from what robots should look like to whether they should be able to “learn” about sexual preferences and feed back information to companies behind them.

University of London Computing Professor Adrian David Cheok said he believes robots will not only become common, but preferable for many people.

“It’s going to be so much easier, so much more convenient to have sex with a robot. You can have exactly what kind of sex you want. That’s going to be the future. That we will have more sex with robots and the next stage is love … we’re already seeing it.”

“Actual sex with humans may be like going to a concert. When you’re at home you can listen to Beethoven’s ninth symphony, it’s good enough and once or twice a year you’ll want to go the Royal Albert Hall and hear it in a concert hall.

“That may be the way sex with humans is going to be. It’s going to be much more easier, much more convenient to have sex with a robot, and maybe much better because that’s how you want it.”

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/sex/french-woman-wants-to-marry-a-robot-as-expert-predicts-sex-robots-to-become-preferable-to-humans/news-story/fa40fc51a55564627589e80d3a527059