Why these scientists are teaching robots to give good hugs

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@anon47741163

I’m genuinely torn. Is getting a hug from a robot any less masturbatory than fucking a robot, or a doll? And should it matter one way or the other? I’m slightly less squicked by the Fuck doll scenario, but then, I’ve never interacted with either kind of mechanism, so I mustn’t judge.

It would give you an emotional connection with the robot.