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RANDY internet users can now watch a robot "camgirl" strip and twerk online.
Saucy stripper droid Cardi-Bot will be performing in weekly live shows on webcam sex site CamSoda in an apparent world-first.
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Punters don't have to pay to watch Cardi-Bot perform her routine, but they'll be able to fork out tips if they enjoy the show.
According to CamSoda, Cardi-Bot will perform acts in real-time based on user commands.
These include "twerking, dancing, shimmying and shaking".
Weirder still, the Cardi-Bot will be able to speak to users, and even engage in "dirty talk".
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Daryn Parker heads up CamSoda, and said that he was inspired by the popularity of shows like Westworld – a sci-fi series about a fantasy world inhabited by robots.
He also said the growing interest in sex droids like Realbotix's Harmony played a part in the decision.
"Robots over the past year have become all the rage," Daryn explained.
"As they continue to gain in popularity and become embedded in our culture, we wanted to offer people a free chance to interact with robots, which are cost prohibitive for most.
"Being in the adult entertainment industry and at the forefront of sex tech innovation, we wanted to put our XXX spin on robotics, which is why Cardi-Bot can not only mimic human-like behaviour, but also get down and dirty, all with the quick click of a button.
"We're very excited to make Cardi-Bot the world first sex robot people can control over the internet, available to the world and let people live out their wildest fantasies."
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The Cardi-Bot will be available once a week as part of a free show.
Horned-up viewers will enter a public chatroom, just like they would when watching regular human performers.
Then they'll be prompted to pay tips, or "Spin The Wheel", which lets them request conversation or specific movements.
It's also possible to pay to take Cardi-Bot into a private cam session, where viewers can interact with her more "intimately", according to CamSoda.
In private sessions, she'll perform tasks that are activated by tips.
CamSoda said it hopes that Cardi-Bot will be able to get smarter over time, through machine learning technology.
The goal is to eventually have her interact to more detailed instructions, and engage in more intelligent conversation.
CamSoda added that the Cardi-Bot will also support "teledildonics" – that means the bot's movements could be linked up to a smart sex toy in your own home.
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Sex robots are essentially realistic dolls that have sophisticated movements and "areas" that closely mimic humans so that they can romp.
Prof Noel Sharkey, chairman of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, said guilt-free threesomes was just one of the potential uses for sex robots.
Others include “teledildonics” - wireless technology which allows a person to stimulate their partner remotely and already exists in vibrators on the market.
Sex bots will become hyper-realistic with features such as built-in heaters to create the feeling of body warmth.
They will also have sensors to react to your touch.
One company is even developing a head that can speak, smile and sing for its robot sex dolls.
Sex doll Harmony claims to be the first to offer an "emotional connection".
Experts say these specialised robots will start to appear in ordinary homes in the next decade.
It might sound wacky, but Cardi-Bot is part of a growing revolution in sex-themed robots.
Californian sex robot firm Realbotix is finally preparing to start selling Harmony, a smart AI-powered sex robot, this month.
And a British sex doll company recently announced a finance package deal for sex robots that could get you your own model from as a little as £25 per month.
In July, psychology experts warned that sex robots could fuel a rise in sex addiction.
Dr Birchard, who serves as the clinical director of the Marylebone Centre for Psychological Therapies, told the Daily Star they serve the same purpose as alcohol for people with drinking problems.
“It would just be another way of expressing sexual activity or addiction,” he explained.
“Sex addiction is a way to anaesthetise hard to bear feeling states...These include, but are not limited to, loneliness, shame, boredom, and stress."
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And experts recently expressed concern that the rising popularity of sex robots risked turning Japanese people into "an endangered species".
The warning came after a study linked rising sex doll ownership to declining birth rates in certain areas of Japan.
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