One in six people would have sex with a robot

Study finds that 17 per cent of people would like to have sex with an android

A robotic hand interacts with a person
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A SURVEY on attitudes to technology and robotics has found that one in six British people would have sex with a robot, but an even higher percentage said they fear machines might ultimately pose a threat to humanity, The Times reports.

The survey quizzed people on their views about the future of technology and robots. Many expressed fear that they could end up losing their job to a robot, and as many as a third of respondents said that they thought robots might ultimately “spell the end of the human race”.

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