While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and ...

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the hilly outskirts of sunny Barcelona, Spanish scientist Sergi Santos looks proudly over what appears to be five busty women in tiny shorts and tank tops ...

Sex robots were a subject of enthusiastic speculation when Elon Musk was recently a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast. Musk predicted for Rogan's millions of listeners that such AI-driven products will ...

Advancements in technology have resulted in the design of hyper–realistic, Wi-Fi–connected, programmable sex robots that can mimic human responses, but what do these developments mean for how we ...

There’s a group called the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, and they have done extensive research on the future of robot sex. The group, cofounded by two European academics, looked into what the ...

LONDON, (Reuters) - - Move over blow-up dolls, the sex robots are here. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the global sex market, bringing with it a revolution in robotic "sextech" ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The hospitality industry can leverage the gender characteristics of service robots to influence customers’ decisions, according to new research from a team in the Penn State ...