A lot of Americans think they’d probably try sex with a robot

By Tyler Schmall, SWNS
April 27, 2018 | 2:56pm

Being a “sex machine” is about to take on a whole new meaning, because according to new research, four in 10 Americans say they would have sex with a robot.

A new study asked 2,000 Americans their thoughts around the concept of “sexbots,” robots that you can, well, have sex with, and found that curiosity would get the better of one in four Americans who said they’d have sex with a robot at least once just to try it.

However, a captivated 16 percent of Americans polled are already all the way on board with the idea of sexbots, saying they would have sex with a robot “frequently” were they readily available.

These fascinating results emerged from a new survey conducted by intimacy gadget shop EdenFantasys.com, which also revealed that men were 21 percent more likely to say they would have sex with a robot.

The survey went on to ask people how much they’d pay for their ideal sex robot and found that the average American would pay an astonishing $1,666 for their perfect idea of a sexbot, with men willing to shell out an extra $560 more than women.

So, what is that ideal sexbot exactly? The study went on to explore that idea, finding that 41 percent of Americans would prefer their sexbot to be capable of talking, creating memories and having sentience.

And while it was near overwhelmingly agreed upon that a realistically human-looking sexbot is preferred, there was still a curious 4 percent of respondents who said they would rather have sex with a robot that looked more like a traditional robot.

Shockingly, 16 percent of the 2,000 Americans studied would even prefer to have sex with a robot than a real human.

Some would even rather date a robot, with an open-minded 13 percent saying they’d prefer a relationship with a robot than a human.

“Robots are entering human spaces everywhere and, as the research shows, sex will not be an exception,” said Fred Petrenko of EdenFantasys. “Creating a perfect sexbot will be a huge challenge both scientifically and commercially. But we are still a few years away yet.”

Americans are split on whether having sex with a robot counts as real sex, with 39 percent more inclined to call it masturbation.

But there is a peculiar 21 percent who do believe doing the no-pants dance with a piece of hardware is actually traditional sex.

Bringing up a slightly dystopian predicament: If your partner has sex with a robot, would that be considered cheating?

According to 30 percent of Americans, yes.

And even more (53 percent) would consider it cheating if the robot was physically attractive and had its own personality.

The survey went on to explore what Americans actually consider cheating in an exclusive relationship and found that 44 percent think just holding hands with another person of the opposite sex is cheating. Fifteen percent aren’t even OK with their partner viewing pornography.

So it’s no surprise that “actual sex” with a human-esque robot might get some people uncomfortable.

But one thing people seem to agree on is that sexbots are a societal inevitability, with 55 percent of Americans saying they expect sexbots to be commonplace in 50 years or less.

“There’s a huge distance between a intimacy gadget and a sexbot, but the idea of a fully functional sex robot is certainly enticing for many Americans,” said Petrenko. “EdenFantasys is excited about [the] real potentials of the market.”

Top 10 things Americans consider cheating:

Having sex with another person: 82 percent

Kissing another person: 63 percent

Hanging out alone with a person of the opposite sex without telling you: 44 percent

Holding hands with another person of the opposite sex: 44 percent

Having virtual reality sex: 33 percent

Having dinner with another person of the opposite sex: 32 percent

Messaging another person of the opposite sex on social media: 25 percent

Having sex with a sex doll: 25 percent

Liking another person (that they know) of the opposite sex’s pictures/posts on social media on a consistent basis: 21 percent

Following a person of the opposite sex on social media: 16 percent

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NB
Seems it's not only Naija guys who went sexdoll gagas, the trend's global.

Una problems

Summary please

Untill they get electrocuted

While Nigerians are still thinking bout how to dig boreholes n build durable roads... SMH....

Headlesschicken:
While Nigerians are still thinking bout how to dig boreholes n build durable roads... SMH....

That's what surprises me so many times. While Africans are still busy trying to ekk out a living on the most basic level, predominantly white advanced societies harbor people who passionately research sciences that will later endanger them freely.

In the name of certain "Freedoms", and dubious activities of some Civil Liberties Unions, society here's standing almost on it's head as against normal African ideals. The first thing you learn on arrival is too keep your African "Kunta Kinte" traditions to yourself.

With all the stem cell research going on, I wouldn't be surprised to know there're some mad scientists trying out a shorts or human cloning experiments on twisted"X-Men" levels already

Back home, my own peeps are on long-thing about light, water, affordable education, health amenities yet these murrfurkkers have it all and they still not happy till they go self-suicidal & shyt, SMH.