Is sex with a robot cheating on your wife?

[Gladys Allova]

Originally Posted by Sirch

Don't those female androids usually go fucking nuts and try to kill you? That would be my only concern.

That may be testimony to good technological design

you did say female

[footstep]

When my spirit and soul will leave, robots will be welcome.

[thunderfly]

I think it depends on the robot.

[PJayBr]

Using a robot could be classed as a mechanical aid. My wife uses a vibrator to orgasm, and that's a mechanical aid. It probably comes down to the difference between getting your end away and having a relationship.

If Mrs PJayBr started preferring the vibe to me I'd get a little peeved, and think that this is the rule that should apply.

[tsunamiSD]

I guess it depends on your definition of 'robot.' An article in today's paper about a local San Diego area company brings up some of the points/concerns already mentioned by posters.

World's first talking sex robot is ready for her close-up

Come January, the “Westworld” concept of lifelike sex robots will get one step closer. That’s when a San Marcos company will unveil Harmony, an anatomically correct sex doll with a patented animatronic talking head with programmable personality and memory.News of creator Matt McMullen’s latest invention — he’s been making lifelike silicone sex dolls for 20 years — has created international media interest and a firestorm of criticism from ethicists and futurists who see a dark side to a sex doll that becomes more “human” with each technological innovation.
One critic worries that the doll’s artificial intelligence app could be hacked to make it kill its owner (like the vengeance meted out by sex robots in the film “Ex Machina” and TV show “Westworld”). And women’s advocates say owners could realistically rehearse plans for violent sexual acts with the interactive dolls.

It’s eerie spending an hour in the company of McMullen’s Harmony prototype. Her face is incredibly human. Her eyes move, her eyelids blink, her eyebrows rise, she can turn her head, dip her chin and change facial expressions. And when the face motor and bluetooth-powered speaker are in “chat” mode, she can talk up a blue streak.

Down the road, there are plans to create eyes for Harmony with built-in cameras that track the operator around the room. McMullen would also like to develop robotic arms that could hug and hold hands with the owner when he gets home from work. The opportunities, he said, are endless.
“What we’re doing,” he said, “is we’re creating an experience that’s part entertainment, part relationship and part new frontier.”

There is a short video on line, along with a gallery of images like this one: