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Sex technology, also called sex-tech or sextech, is technology and technology-driven ventures that are designed to enhance, innovate, or otherwise change human sexuality and/or the human sexual experience. Use of the term was propagated online by Cindy Gallop from MLNP and is associated with an advancement of the Digital Revolution from 2010 and its impact on society and culture. It is often used in conjunction or interchangeably with the term 'teledildonics' referring to the remote connection between Bluetooth enabled sex toys that use haptic feedback to reciprocate or mimic human, sexual interaction. However, teledildonics is far more representative of Bluetooth-enabled sex toys and captures the technological capacities of its time whereas sex-technology is rooted in more modern discourse. As such, the word sex-tech is an umbrella term used to describe multiple technologies spanning from VR porn, health and sexual wellness platform or app-based technology, Bluetooth enabled sex toys, pornography video scripting, remote sex interfaces and sex robots.
While still nascent, sextech has seen a recent boom in mainstream acceptance due to a big push from female-led firms in the space. Notable individuals include Cindy Gallop (Founder and CEO of MLNP), Polly Rodriguez (Co-founder and CEO of Unbound), Alex Fine and Janet Lieberman (Co-founders of Dame Products), Andrea Barrica (Founder and CEO of O.School), Liz Klinger and Anna Lee (Co-founders of Lioness), Kate Moyle (Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist at Pillow Play), Raven V. Faber (Founder/CEO of EngErotics, Inc.), Dr. Soumyadip Rakshit and Stephanie Alys (Co-founders of MysteryVibe), Dr. Kate Devlin from Goldsmiths University, Maxine Lynn (sextech attorney, and CEO of Stript Erotic Designs), and journalists including Alix Fox, Nichi Hodgson, Rebecca Newman, Gigi Engle, Bryony Cole, Suzannah Weiss, Joseph Seon Kim, Hallie Lieberman, and GirlOnTheNet.
Sextech entrepreneur Andrea Barrica estimated the market at $30 billion in 2018, with $800 million coming from Amazon sales. Sextech has a long history, and social norms towards it are changing, contributing to the explosive growth.
Impact
Pornography
Pleasure
New kinds of sex
New Ways To Meet Partners
New Kinds Of Partners
New Ways To Coordinate Hook Ups
Advantages
Possibility of sexual enlightenment
Stronger relationships
Suitable for both men and women of all types
Cure for loneliness
Better sex
Criticism
Risk of addiction
Cyber-risk
Unnecessary or unlawful collection and use of sensitive personal data
Potential for harm and inequality caused by sex robots
See also
Artificial intelligence
Augmented reality
Cybersex
Haptic technology
Teledildonics
Vibrators
Virtual reality sex
References
Further reading
This publication aims to highlight what the field of neuroscience can tell us about the implications of using interactive technologies on young people’s brains, behaviours and attitudes.
Closer Together, Further Apart offers both current and unique insight into the cultural shifts brought about by digital technology and the Internet
Future of Sex - The world's leading publication on the intersection of technology and sexuality.
External links
Future of Sex
Technophilia - "Sex hasn’t changed much, but our various points of access to it have changed dramatically along with new technologies"
The future of sex
How SexTech impacts our lives
Technology for better sex
How SexTech could threaten the world's oldest profession
How technology makes sex life better
Sex in the digital age
How the internet has changed sex
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