Sex robots are coming – and there's little we can do to stop them.

One California company already supplies 600 hyper-realistic sex dolls per year to customers. Give it a decade and 'sexbots' will be commonplace.

Understandably, there are real fears that sex robots are misogynistic and will fuel the objectification of women.

There is already a sex robot whose setting includes 'frigid', enabling men to simulate rape. It's a repellent concept and one that horrifies most men as well as women.

But the long-term future doesn't have to be men addicted to female robots that service their every dark desire.

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Tracey Cox reveals how women could benefit from a sex robot and calls for more female developers of sexbots

The market for sexbots is currently 95 per cent male dominated, meaning all the research is directed to developing female sexbots for straight men. This is short-sighted.

Women could be far more open to sexbots than manufacturers think: we could, in fact, be the best customers. Just one thing needs to happen.

As with the sex toy industry – which was revolutionised by women designers – they need to start getting women involved in the making of sexbots.

Then sit back and watch things take a very different path.

Women and sexbots could get on very (very) well

Women already use sex toys and we don't really care if the toy looks anything like a man or his bits.

Women's porn habits are more varied than men's and we're far more 'erotically plastic' in that our sexuality is more fluid than a man's.

Tracey says that sexbots are able satisfy women in ways that men can't

In short, we're more experimental than men think we are.

A robot will have limitless anatomical potential – and this could solve an age-old problem between heterosexual couples.

Intercourse, the way most couples have sex, works well for bringing men to orgasm but is shockingly ineffective for making women climax.

The reason why, of course, is that most orgasms originate from clitoral stimulation – and the clitoris is outside the vagina.

Consequently, only 20 to 30 per cent of women orgasm purely through penetration.

Studies suggest those that do, have a larger clitoris that's positioned close to the opening of the vagina. It's more likely to be stimulated by the pulling movement of thrusting.

Another way women orgasm is through front wall stimulation. Again, penises do a poor job of stimulating this (unless you specifically choose a position to make a direct hit and he's the right size and shape).

One of the easiest and most effective ways to stimulate the front wall is by using a G-spot vibrator, shaped specifically for that purpose.

By far the most effective way to stimulate the clitoris is with a vibrator. Both are machines. A sexbot is a machine.

A sexbot for women could have a built in vibrator to stimulate the clitoris and a penis that is shaped like a G-spot vibe, with a bulbous curved end to stimulate the front vaginal wall.

Women would go from not having an orgasm through intercourse 80 per cent of the time to having an intense blended orgasm 100 per cent of the time.

And you thought your Rabbit was clever!

They mean everyone can have someone to have sex with

Contrary to what the name suggests, not everyone will use their doll purely for sex.

It's a basic human need to want someone to love and have sex with and some people, for a variety of reasons, have no one.

Sexbots will help facilitate sex for people who can't find a flesh and blood partner.

Sex technology has had a profound affect on the sex lives of men with spinal injuries, erectile dysfunction or other disabilities.

She points out that contrary to what the name suggests, the sexbots could be used for company as well as sexual pleasure

Hands free vibrating sex toys for men who struggle with masturbation has meant men who couldn't orgasm, now can.

If you're lonely and longing for sex, having a sex robot could be a great solution, leaving you feeling happier, healthier and less frustrated.

They'll solve the problem of mismatched sex drives

Your partner wants sex far more often than you do? Let the sexbot step in when you're not in the mood.

If you're the person saying no, you won't feel as guilty; if you're the high sex drive person you're getting your needs met without being a sex pest.

They'll make 'real sex' more appealing

Dr Trudy Barber, a pioneer in the impact of technology on sex, believes sex robots will be used to satisfy our 'every day' needs and 'real' sex will be saved for special occasions.

'They will make real-time relationships more valuable and exciting,' she says. I agree.

Sex with your partner will seem infinitely more romantic when you're comparing it to sex with a machine.

True, there is a worry that sex with a sexbot may be better than sex with a person, particularly if they do manage to create a robot that solves the 'clitoris being outside of the vagina' problem.

But remember when vibrators were first invented and everyone said they would make men obsolete?

Women are still having relationships (even if they are having more orgasms with their vibrators).

The same thing will happen with sexbots: they'll serve a purpose but will never be able to compete with the joy of holding a warm body against yours and laughing, touching and kissing someone you love.

Sexbots can't get you pregnant or pass on a sexually transmitted disease

They could provide the only really safe sex there is. Apart from masturbation and kissing, all sex is potentially dangerous.

Condoms will protect you against STIs spread by the exchange of bodily fluids, but you can still catch herpes and warts because they can be spread simply by touching infected skin.

Pubic lice or scabies won't care if he's wearing six condoms, they'll still merrily jump on the nearest strand of hair they can find.

The only guaranteed defence against all STI's is to not have sex at all. Or have sex with a machine that's not made of flesh, skin and bone.

Fancy a threesome but don't want the emotional fallout?

Most threesomes go horribly, horribly wrong, leaving a bad feeling - not to mention potential STI's even if you do use a condom.

None of these problems exist with a sexbot. You can have the experience without the emotional or physical downside.

Sexbots aren't just for threesomes either: you could live out many fantasies with them but remain monogamous.

If either you have a particularly 'out there' yearning to do something you don't want to confess to your partner (or subject them to), you can also satisfy that desire with your sexbot. Ditto if your partner likes doing something you don't.

They can do that thing with the sexbot and save the things you do enjoy for sex with you.

People will be less tempted to cheat

For all of the above reasons, people will be happier sexually in monogamous relationships because a machine has provided much needed variety.

The operative word there is 'machine'. Sexbots aren't real people.

They won't be like the highly attractive and uncannily human-like 'synth' Anita on Channel 4's Humans TV show.

You might both grow fond of your robots but you won't be running off into the sunset together.

They're never going to rival human relationships because human have souls and complex feelings that are (at this stage anyway) impossible to duplicate.

Synthetic genitals are one thing: duplicating the human brain to produce human feelings is quite another. Robots can't replace us.

But they might well solve lots of the issues people in monogamous issues struggle with.

If sexbots were made by women, bring them on, I say!

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