Starpery's future plans include developing robots capable of household chores, helping people with disabilities, and providing aged care. By 2025, the company aims to launch its first “smart service robot”, capable of more complex services for people with disabilities. However, there are challenges to overcome, including battery capacity and artificial muscles. The company also faces cost and ethics challenges, with concerns that AI-driven sex robots could blur ethical boundaries and reinforce harmful attitudes regarding consent and negative gender stereotypes.
Key takeaways:
- Chinese company Starpery Technology is developing AI-powered sex dolls that can interact vocally and physically with users, with prototypes expected by August this year.
- Despite technical and ethical challenges, the company aims to enhance user experience by focusing on emotional connection rather than just basic conversational abilities.
- Starpery's future plans include developing robots capable of household chores, helping people with disabilities and providing aged care, with a goal to launch its first “smart service robot” by 2025.
- AI-driven sex robots face ethical concerns, including the potential to blur boundaries and reinforce harmful attitudes regarding consent and negative gender stereotypes, and the rapid development of these robots outpaces existing legal and regulatory frameworks.