Robot Sex dolls...3D Porn...the future is here!!

I came across this article about high-tech sex that discusses what may be the beginning of full functioning robot sex dolls a la Daryl Hannah in Blade Runner. Of all the technology that you see in futuristic movies...flying cars, ray guns, teleportation.....was there ever any question that the sex industry would be one of the first to develop the technology envisioned? Sex helped drive the popularity of VHS, DVDs, and the internet; could fully functioning humanoid robots be next? Now I'm pretty sure that it won't happen anytime soon but given the history of the industry's impact on technology I wouldn't be surprised if it happened sooner rather than later; and I don't think anyone could question whether or not there's a market for it. And once these begin to be mass produced isn't it only a matter of time before fully functioning robots are living amongst us? Now I'm all about new tech, but after seeing the movie Surrogates the idea kind of freaks me out.

The idea of a robot specifically designed for sex could lead to all sorts of speculation; from regulation to ethics to its impact on today's sex worker. I feel like this topic could be discussed ad nauseam, so for now I'll leave it there. If you have any theories or questions I'd love to further this discussion it in a future post so leave a comment if you're interested.

The article also touches on 3D porn; which given the recent success of Avatar could work. [Funnily enough J and I saw Avatar before I read this article last night and briefly discussed the impact that this could have in porn.] The 3D TV that the article mentions seems pretty pricey at $4,000 but couldn't you imagine people flocking to this tech, especially if the TVs could be used for other 3D programs? It would also change the way porn was shot to ensure certain body parts didn't pop out at the viewer.....imagine the reaction when a cock jumps off the screen at someone expecting their favourite female part of the anatomy. Now this hopefully wouldn't bother most men but I know a couple who would cringe at the thought. For example, a friend of mind only watches lesbian porn because he can't stand the sight of cock; I've always wondered what happens when we goes to the bathroom? I also imagine clean-up would be a bitch; what with people trying to cum on the breasts of their favourite adult film star.