Well this raises the question of “what is the intent of this technology?” You seem to suggest that it is to create a partner that can’t disobey. I think it is probably more that people are trying to create a more fulfilling masturbatory aid. As fun as jerking off can be, it pretty much never is as good as with another person. Your brain just doesn’t make the same chemicals. Personally I don’t know if you could ever replicate the experience. Maybe…
Anyway, as you said, they are just “unconscious machines”. You turn on the vibrator and to pleasure yourself. I am not sure if VR or dolls or future sex robots are really any different than that. In fact I think anyone who wants an actual sex slave that can’t say no would get no actual pleasure form this sort of device (or it would be as hollow as jerking off). As I understand it, it completely defeats the purpose of people who get off on power dynamics.
I guess we will just have to keep an eye on Japan and see where they take it…
