Hybrid Futures
Deepening our understanding of human-robot companionship
Human–(Sex)Robot Companionship: Cultural Ideas, Limitations, and Aspirations
This project forms one part of my research into robot-human companionship. In this project, I focus on sex robot design identifying cultural ideas, limitations and aspirations
As society moves swiftly towards incorporating an increased number of social robots, the need for a deeper cultural understanding of companionship as a critical social aspect of human–robot connection is urgent. This cultural study examines how three of the most popular and publicly available sex robots mobilise the meaning of companionship.
Outcomes are included in the links below that link to open-access media and journal articles to ground future design outcomes.