Editing Robot (section)

=== Sex robots ===
{{Main|Sex robot}}
The concept of humanoid [[sex robot]]s has drawn public attention and elicited debate regarding their supposed benefits and potential effects on society. Opponents argue that the introduction of such devices would be socially harmful, and demeaning to women and children,<ref name="bbc-sexrobots">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34118482|title=Intelligent machines: Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys|date=15 September 2015|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630212424/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34118482|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> while proponents cite their potential therapeutical benefits, particularly in aiding people with [[dementia]] or [[Depression (mood)|depression]].<ref>{{cite conference|last1=Abdollahi|first1=Hojjat|last2=Mollahosseini|first2=Ali|last3=Lane|first3=Josh T.|last4=Mahoor|first4=Mohammad H.|date=November 2017|title=A pilot study on using an intelligent life-like robot as a companion for elderly individuals with dementia and depression|conference=2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids)|pages=541–546|arxiv=1712.02881|bibcode=2017arXiv171202881A|doi=10.1109/humanoids.2017.8246925|isbn=978-1-5386-4678-6|s2cid=1962455}}</ref>