Abstract
AbstractAfter more than four decades of school sex education programs, there is still a great deal of inadequate information around, together with mixed messages and general confusion. Topics covered have ranged from “no sex” to “safe sex”, and there has been a tendency for pupils to drift into the “alternative” areas of pornographic media. This approach may have contributed to generations of women and men finding themselves, in adult life, living with unresolved sexual problems caused by a truncated and disorderly “education”. The arrival of robots presents an opportunity to reconsider the way in which sexuality is taught and to introduce an innovative and ethical educational practice. This article proposes a conceptual framework where there can be an extension of medical simulation toward sex education based on advanced sex robots, offering a dynamic, effective and ethical teaching method. This article considers why, how and where as well as what is workable and technically feasible. The target is that, with the help of a new generation of robots, a fulfilling love life will be accessible to every man and woman. The engagement of both, the simulation community itself and the political will, is vital to ensure that a more enlightened and emotionally intelligent sex education can become a reality in the near future.
Highlights
The target is that within a decade, with the help of true-to-life simulators, sex education could be accessible in Centers of Excellence to anyone who wishes to be supported on a path that leads to a more intimate and harmonious sex life as well as an improved overall sense of well-being
It is important to distinguish between medical simulation, on the one hand, because the idea is not to medicalize sexual education, and gender-based sex robots, since we are looking at sexuality in a holistic way
There is a need for innovative teaching methods in sex education
Summary
Society was rather reluctant to accept the need for sex education, because “sex is natural” [1, p. 10]. In 2006 the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network suggested the addition of the notion of pleasure into the curriculum, positioning itself in these terms: “Comprehensive sexuality education seeks to equip young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they need to determine and enjoy their sexuality – physically and emotionally, individually and in relationships. It views ‘sexuality’ holistically and within the context of emotional and social development. The target is that within a decade, with the help of true-to-life simulators, sex education could be accessible in Centers of Excellence to anyone who wishes to be supported on a path that leads to a more intimate and harmonious sex life as well as an improved overall sense of well-being
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