The 9% statistic should be taken as a floor. That number will rise as technology gets better. Plus let's see what people do, not what they say. How many people two decades ago would have said yes, they would regularly jerk off to lighted up pixels on a screen transmitted across a series of tubes? Hell, how many people would admit that now?
The PC-feminist complex must hate this, as it's a reminder that women are easily replaceable. Massively available pornography already lessens the bargaining power of women in the sexual marketplace, much less sex dolls.
But fear not, feminists. To get the experience of a
real American woman we can make sex dolls that have adaptive speech algorithms to provide updates on celebrity gossip or utter PC platitudes:
if (conversation_subject=="wages") {print ("It's not fair that most CEOs are still men and women only make 75 cents on the dollar!")}
Which brings to mind: we can even make male sex dolls for feminists. A robot can be the perfect Prince Charming that says all the right things:
"Yes, your M.A. in Social Anthropology really allows you to provide such scintillating insight to conversations."
"No, of course I am not more attracted to younger women. At 38, you have experiences and knowledge that mere corporeal concerns cannot replace."
"If only more men knew how to appreciate your curves..."
South Park covered this well with Shake Weights.
Quote: (04-12-2013 06:54 AM)Thomas the Rhymer Wrote:
I wonder I should invest in these companies... I foresee growth in this industry....
The Japanese are apparently cutting edge with this stuff:
I can't wait to to read the equity research reports on this: "Strong tail winds in the exotic robotics industry persist with exponentially-growing demand, but regulatory risks remain with increasing agitation from interest groups."
However, these dolls are still on the wrong side of Uncanny Valley.
We had dinosaurs that look like this two decades ago, but we can't make a bangable looking doll? We need to get Stan Winston on the job.