‘Robot brothel’ gets no satisfaction as Houston moves to block opening
Houston’s City Council on Wednesday updated one local ordinance to specifically ban individuals from having sex with an ‘anthropomorphic device,’ a device that resembles a human being, at a sexually-oriented business
A Canadian company’s plan to open a “robot brothel” in Houston has been short-circuited by city leaders.
Houston’s City Council on Wednesday updated one local ordinance to specifically ban individuals from having sex with an “anthropomorphic device”, a device that resembles a human being, at a sexually-oriented business. But the change would not ban the company from selling the dolls for use elsewhere.
The company, KinkySdollS, had previously said it wants to open a “love dolls brothel” in Houston in which people would be able to use its human-like dolls at a business that has drawn comparisons to the robotic hosts on the science fiction series Westworld.
It would have been the company’s second location. The first location opened in 2017 in Toronto. On its website, the company says it provides an “adult love dolls rent before you buy service”.
On its website, KinkySdollS says its human-like dolls, which can speak and feel warm to the touch, are available for sale or rent. The dolls can cost more than US$3,000 each.