It is not a question if sex robots will become available but only when. Many companies are working on their development with moderate success. While empirical research on the topic is rare, the ethical implications of sex robots have been discussed passionately. Some want to ban them before they even enter the market while others defend the rights of people to own sex toys. For this episode I interviewed David Levy, Robert Sparrow and Eleanor Hancock.

Important links:

• Intimate relationships with artificial partners by David Levy
• Robots, rape, and representation by Robert Sparrow
• Campaign against sex robots
• Interacting with Anatomically Complete Robots by Christoph Bartneck and Matthew McMullen