Sex robot therapy: Sex addicts with ‘unhealthy’ habits will need treatment (NSFW)

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Robotics developers across the world, including America’s Realbotix, Spain’s Synthea Amatus and China’s DS Doll, believe their androids could revolutionise human sexuality.

Others have been more sceptical about the rise of sex robots, casting doubt on their social and health benefits and the extent of their popularity.

Some psychologists believe the frequent use of realistic androids could fuel sex addiction and normalise "unhealthy" behaviour.

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“Sex robots will never provide an answer for sex addiction, whether it’s to ‘vanilla’ sex or more adventurous or even dangerous sexual practices,” she told Daily Star Online.

“Addiction is by definition unhealthy and threatens to damage other aspects of one’s life.

“Anyone struggling with a sex addiction, or indeed any other sort of addiction, should attend therapy.

“Various therapeutic approaches can help with this problem, which can be extremely distressing.”

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Men and women hooked on having sex with androids could be likened to “problem drinkers”, according to psychological therapist Dr Thaddeus Birchard.

Twist and her colleague Dr Neil McArthur, a philosophy professor at the University of Manitoba, are both of the view that robots and other technologies are giving rise to a new sexual identity they call “digisexuality”.

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