SexAnthRobotics: Sexual objectification and violence tendencies in the context of embodied human-like sex technologies

Goal

The project’s overall goal is to make a key contribution to the existing body of evidence on anthropomorphized sex tech, investigating in depth its connections to sexual objectification and violence tendencies. The project seeks to introduce a novel overarching framework that connects the above tendencies to real-world societal impacts, particularly on distorted perceptions of women and children.

Approach

This project approaches sexual objectification as a significant public health problem for women and children; SexAnthRobotics will integrate insights from diverse disciplines such as experimental psychology, gender studies, sexual violence studies, and robot design ethics to develop an innovative approach for assessing prevalent tendencies toward embodied sexualized technologies. Importantly, aligning with the crucial objectives of promoting gender equality and striving for a society free from sexual violence, this innovative perspective further aims to identify effective strategies for preventing sexual objectification and violence in the context of sex tech and broader society.

European Expert Delphi

on female and
child-like sex robots

Laboratory Approach

measuring sexual objectification of women and children

Sexualization Degrees

shaping appraisals of rape-technology related scenarios

Taxonomy

for collaborative sexualized technology research

Sustainable Development Goals

SexAnthRobotics aims to advance knowledge to contribute to UN strategies for sustainable development.

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

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