Study: Sex robot market huge

Robots will penetrate every aspect

Essentially, in ten years, you will walk into a restaurant and be greeted by a robot waiter, be greeted by a robot receptionist at a hotel, be stopped by a robot police officer when you violate a traffic rule, or go to the hospital with the help of a robot when you are sick, robots will replace humans in space (such as human-controlled robotic arms), robots will be used in military applications (such as drones), or robots will help manage farms and livestock.

There are countless applications for robots in the future. For example, in the healthcare field alone, we have surgical robots assisting in surgery, medical robots helping with rehabilitation, remote robots taking care of patients, and many more service robots will appear in the future.

Recent research shows that the global nursing and automation robot market has analyzed the situation of the healthcare market in detail. Disruptive startups in the medical industry are also providing us with robots for personal use with specific medical goals in mind. Whether it is an assistive robot that helps patients stay healthy with medication and other medical needs, or a transportation assistive robot that helps lift patients from bed to wheelchair, medical robots are a great companion.

Social loneliness – a global epidemic

There is a strong connection between physical and mental health. For example, people with depression have a 1.6 times higher risk of developing diabetes or heart disease. Loneliness is reported to be a growing problem in the United States and Australia. The proportion of American adults who say they feel lonely has increased from 20% in the 1980s to 40% today. One-third of seniors (over 65 years old) and half of those over 85 years old live alone. Scientific research shows that loneliness and suicide are closely linked: social loneliness is the most common factor in men committing suicide.

Social companions – sex robots

According to preliminary statistics, the sex robot technology industry market is worth $30 billion and continues to grow. The logical next step for sex dolls is sex robots. The porn industry has a track record of disruption - whether it is the Internet, streaming video, or the payment channels for online payments, which the e-commerce industry relies on today.

It's not just men who are interested. According to sex doll manufacturer Real Doll, which is reportedly about to launch a sex robot in the future, 5% of its customers are women, while the remaining 95% are men.

Advances in technology and manufacturing have responded to people's demand for sex robots. Coupled with today's developments in artificial intelligence, voice recognition, facial recognition, motion sensing and animation technology, having a real sex robot partner is just around the corner. In fact, it is very easy to achieve. Currently, sex robot prototypes are available for purchase, and commercial sales may begin as early as the end of this year. There is a huge demand for sex robots in the market, especially among existing sex doll users.

Why is there such a strong demand for sex robots?

Second, keeping the memory of a loved one by creating a replica of a deceased partner or using a robot to keep them company is what this type of person really needs.

Third, it’s a potential replacement for long-distance lovers who might use these robots to maintain their intimacy with each other, but this is more likely to happen in the future, or unhappy spouses maintaining a “mysterious relationship” with their inanimate lovers.

Finally, selfish bachelors (those who prefer only non-human partners) choose sex robots to avoid the real troubles associated with humans - ambitions, needs, annoying habits, etc. However, it is important to note that the discussion around sex robots may obscure the real underlying needs and desires for companionship.

In short, for most people, the reason for choosing sex robots is to fill emotional emptiness, either the inability to establish new relationships (social maladjustment), the pain of losing a loved one, the lack of a happy marriage, or the disgust with the trouble caused by interacting with people, which leads to the need for sex robots.

According to statistics, the increasing use of sex dolls by Japanese men has proven this. According to reports, a 43-year-old Japanese man, who has more than 10 sex dolls, said: "Choosing sex dolls is more about maintaining emotional connection. It can be seen that the need for human partners is indispensable, and this demand will continue to increase. People hope to have "someone" "waiting" for themselves at home, "someone" who listens to their complaints without saying too much, and "someone" who "loves" them unconditionally, and hopes that humans themselves will become dominant.

While there was no such option in the past, technological advancements have given you this choice with sex robots.

From: NetEase Intelligence