Now they want to ban "Child Sex Robots". Should Child Sex Robots be banned? In theory, pedophiles who can have virtual sex or sex with bots would not be harming any child. What could justify banning something like this? Should sexuality be regulated even in virtual reality?
Experts have warned that the compliant robots, built only to service their owners, could encourage objectification, abuse, rape and paedophilia.
A robot pre-programmed to resist sexual advances was effectively a rape victim, said Prof Sharkey. "Some say it's better to rape a robot than a person, but others think it would encourage rape," he added.
In my opinion these are the same arguments people use to try to ban violent video games and porn in general. There have been no randomized controlled trials which have proven that video games cause violence, or that pornography causes rape. In fact, the rise in popularity in video games is correlated with a dramatic decrease statistically in violence.
In addition, if the rest of us can enjoy virtual reality why should only pedophiles have their toys banned? The argument being that if people can have fantasies about being werewolves, vampires, and whatever the hell else, why would we make an exception here and expect this one exception not to eventually be applied to everyone else?