The Congress on Love and Sex with Robots was set to discuss everything human/robot from ethics to teledildonics. Then Malaysian authorities shut it down.

The Congress on Love and Sex with Robots is the brainchild of David Levy (author of Love and Sex with Robots), who specializes in robotics software, and Professor Adrian David Cheok, who focuses on the hardware that will comprise future bots. “I’m developing hardware that would be used in robots that will become our friends and lovers and even sexual partners,” Cheok told TechRepublic. In his work, Levy has suggested sexual relations with robots will be normalized by 2050.

The organizers foresee a world of advanced robotic companionship, and are keen to further unpack the many issues surrounding the subject. Their first conference, held in Portugal, drew about 40 participants who presented papers on the issues attendant with humanoid robots and human relationships with them.

Cheok and Levy were also interested in the Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE) conference, which seemed a natural crossover with their subject. Since ACE was being held in Malaysia this year, they planned the second incarnation of The Congress on Love and Sex with Robots to take place in Malaysia as well. Then Malaysian authorities got a load of the title. According to TechRepublic:

“It spiraled out of control,” said Cheok. “A lot of people read the title without looking at the actual content of the website and realizing it was purely academic. I think they thought people would be having sex with robots there, or some strange thing like that.”

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