Child sex robots for treating paedophilia 'could revolutionise therapy for sex offenders'
Experts have even said the robots could be used to treat paedophiles in the same way methadone is used on drug addicts
Abigail O'Leary
An iCub robot built by the Italian Institute of Technology (file picture) (Image: Getty)
Robots resembling young children could be used as a way of 'treating' paedophiles or allowing them to play out their sick fetishes.
The childlike 'sex-bots' are said to be a way of allowing would-be offenders to carry out illegal desires legally.
While many experts believe the robots will help protect children and treat paedophiles, some say they will do more harm than good.
Child robots could even be used in the same way methadone is used to treat and eventually cure heroin addicts.
Previously speaking about the benefits of such robots, Ron Arkin, Georgia Tech's Mobile Robot Lab director, said it was a possibility worth investigating.
He told Forbes: "We've had sex toys for as long as mankind and womankind have been around.
Experts say child-like robots could even be used in the same way methadone is given to drug addicts (file picture) (Image: Getty)
"Child-like robots could be used for paedophiles the way methadone is used to treat drug addcits.
"There is no presumptions that this will assuredly yield positive results - I only believe it is worth investigating in a controlled way to possibly provide better protection to society from recidivism in sex offenders."
Mr Arkin added that if such a trial was able to save some children then it would be worthwhile.
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Rubber child dolls are also reported to be widely in use throughout the UK, with online evidence suggesting numerous buyers across the country.
Shin Takagi, founded the Japanese firm Trottla, which makes the controversial rubber creations.
Online evidence shows numerous people in the UK have purchased sex dolls (Image: AliExpress)
He claims the lifelike dolls are a tool for those who, like him, struggle with an ongoing sexual attraction towards children.
His company even makes lookalikes of children as young as five.
He said: "I am helping people express their desires, legally and ethically. It's not worth living if you have to live with repressed desire.
Child sex dolls the size of girls aged THREE available to buy in the UK ... and they're completely legal
"We should accept that there is no way to change someone's fetishes."
The market for sex robots is increasing (file picture) (Image: AliExpress)
According to Takagi, his dolls save children from sexual abuse, and his clients - mostly men living alone - write and thank him for that service.
"I often receive letters from buyers. The letters say, 'Thanks to your dolls, I can keep from committing a crime ."
He told The Atlantic that these correspondents include doctors, prep school teachers and even celebrities
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