Question

is it good for them too? ethical concern for the sexbots

a summary of chapter 9 of Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications.

Answer 1

Sex is a physical relation between men and women. In the book Robot Sex it has been highlighted that neck separates body from head. Without head body moves like robot as a human being is totally controlled by head. The concept of robot sex originated from such notion. In the conversation it is also stressed that in case of robot sex there is no risk of pregnancy or the women do not need to take birth control pills. Birth control pill is injurious to health. The women do not need to face the trouble of giving child birth. By robot sex one can enjoy the freedom of sex. There is no question of emotional attachment.      

Today the traders who trade the robot sex say that it is very helpful and it decreases the sex-related crime. They argue that the sex robots are built in such way that it behaves like human beings and a beautiful relation is established between the robot and its user.

But it has some bad effects in the society. Actually a relationship can never be formed between man and machine. Machine is only used for work. When its performance becomes nil man does not have any need of machine. From the ethical and moral point of view it is also harmful and therefore it can never be supported:

• It decreases the normal sex and continuous use of this hampers the lack to the real sex.
• The normal male-female relation is hampered for the use of sex robot.
• Sex is also related to our emotion. A good satisfying sex makes a good relation between male and female. There is emotional attachment. But such emotional attachment is mechanized for the use of sex robot.
• It is a great threat to our traditional relationship. There is great hamper in our culture. People will lose their interest to the normal sex.
• It destroys our home and family. There are many companies who have brought in the market love-doll. It is a kind of robot and used for sex. They also offer free trial. Naturally some people use this for their pleasure.
• There will not be the secrecy of sex. The secrecy of sex makes it more pleasant.

Besides, by giving birth of a child there is a divine relationship between child and mother. Most of human emotion centers round the family. Our expectation and hopes also grow on the family. We work for our family. But robot sex may lead the generation to the denial of traditional marriage. It will hamper the social and individual bonding. Man is man and man can never be machine. There is no existence of man without emotional attachment.