Robots, men and sex tourism

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...16328711002850

It's paywalled, but the abstract is provocative:

In 2050, Amsterdam's red light district will all be about android prostitutes who are clean of sexual transmitted infections (STIs), not smuggled in from Eastern Europe and forced into slavery, the city council will have direct control over android sex workers controlling prices, hours of operations and sexual services. This paper presents a futuristic scenario about sex tourism, discusses the drivers of change and the implications for the future. The paper pushes plausibility to the limit as boundaries of science fiction and fact become blurred in the ever increasing world of technology, consumption and humanity, a paradigm known as liminality.
Highlights

► Having sex with a robot is the future of sex tourism in Amsterdam. ► Why? ► Human trafficking, sexual transmitted diseases, beauty and physical perfection, pleasure for sex toys, emotional connection to robots and the importance of sex in Amsterdam are all driving forces. ► Is the scenario feasible? ► Virtual sex, changing behaviours and what is science fiction and reality is a blurred paradigm of liminality.

... and meeting with some skepticism!

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog...27813/?ref=rss

im wondering who has to clean up these sex robots after they do the deed

sorry, but you did asked

Hell I reviewed her once. She must have had her hair done better

I'd say splurge for the self-cleaning attachment. :-)

This seems like the more rational response. The one that understands that human trafficking is largely a myth.
http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2...alion-fallacy/

Although if the 'bots were under 18 and pimped out by low life scumbags, I'm sure they'd get some biz.