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Re:We won a CES robotics innovation award, then they took it... by jeroenhd on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:50AM (#18873769)
I won't say anything about the immorality because differentiating between male and female sexual experiences is incredibly bigoted and I don't believe this is what was meant by their message at all.

I'd expect a similarly advanced fleshlight to be refused on the same grounds as this toy, despite being built for men. I don't think it's fair that this product, advanced as though it might be, is put in the same category as fully articulated sex robots.

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Re:We won a CES robotics innovation award, then they took it... by foldr on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:33AM (#18874049)
Like I said, this isn't about intentions. It's entirely possible to unintentionally differentiate between male and female sexual experiences.

I don't understand why you think it shouldn't be in the same category as a sex robot. A robot doesn't have to be some kind of fake human to be a robot.

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