The paper also examines the area of rape in regard to the sex robots, saying there is a “dark side” to these dolls that could be used to simulate disturbing rape fantasies, highlighting a problem between building non-consenting and passively consenting sex robots.

The report states: “On the one hand, if a sex robot is designed to resist sexual advances such that their use constitutes a simulated act of rape, then building them puts the user in relationship with the act of raping a woman.

“It exhorts and endorses rape. On the other hand, building a robot that is passive or elicits sex is ethically problematic for what it communicates to the broader public about women’s sexuality.”

The report also goes on to say that the growth in the use of sex robots could actually increase social isolation. The report reviewed existing research into the question and concluded: “The majority ofauthors reviewed here agreed that social isolation could result from the use of sex robots.”

Although it also said that some people were alleviating their loneliness by taking their sex robot out socially, even taking them out to the pub to meet their friends.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/826579/Sex-doll-robot-watchdog-warning-report-foundation-for-responsible-robotics