Lumi Dolls robot brothel
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Lumi Dolls is a robot brothel staffed by 'hyper-realistic' robot prostitutes that cost around EUR 120 an hour.
The first outlet opened in Barcelona, Spain, early 2017; it has since expanded to Turin, Moscow and Nagoya, Japan.
Lumi Dolls says the dolls are made of thermoplastic elastomer and properly disinfected with antibacterial soaps before and after each client session.
It recommends customers use condoms, which are reputedly provided free of charge.
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Operator: Lumi Dolls
Developer: Lumi Dolls
Country: Italy; Spain
Purpose: Provide sexual services
Type: Robotics
Technique: Machine learning
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Lumi Dolls has been associated with the fetishisation, objectification and humanisation of human-like sex dolls, potentially reinforcing harmful attitudes towards women and relationships and contributing to the commodification of intimacy and sexuality.
It has also been accused of putting human sex workers out of business and destablising the communities in which the robot brothels operate.
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September 2018. Lumi Dolls' Turin, Italy, location was shut down by police after two weeks due to alleged infringements of Italian property law.
March 2017. Barcelona robot brothel triggers local backlash
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Type: System
Published: October 2021
Last updated: December 2024