Will future sex tech be more inclusive? What’s at stake in the design and distribution of sex robots? And what role could they play in our relationships? Kate Devlin, author of ‘Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots’, discusses her research on technology and intimacy.
 
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Presenters: Niki Seth-Smith and Samira Shackle
Producer: Alice Bloch

Further reading:
Kate Devlin (2018) ‘Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots’
Julie Carpenter (2016). Deus Sex Machina: Loving robot sex workers, and the allure of an insincere kiss. In John Danaher & Neil McArthur (eds) (2017) ‘Sex Robots: Social, Legal and Ethical Implications’
New Humanist Magazine - Will Wiles (2016) ‘Dawn of the Replicants’

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