Sex machine
mechanical device used to simulate human sexual activity
A sex machine is a mechanical device used to simulate human sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.
Devices can be penetrative or extractive. The term fucking machine is generally used to describe a penetrative machine that works by the transfer of rotational or reciprocating force from a motor to a directional motion on a shaft tipped by a dildo. A hand-held modified reciprocating saw device is sometimes called a fucksaw, a hand-held modified drill motor rotating device is sometimes called a drilldo, and a modified jigsaw is called a jillsaw. An extractive device works like a milking machine and can be attached to the penis, breast, or other body parts.
History and use
Built in 1900, the first known sex machine was a self-operated device that sprayed milk into the vagina to simulate ejaculation.
The vibrator was originally invented for the treatment of hysteria in Victorian women through medical orgasm induced by clitoral massage. These early mechanical devices were much larger and more powerful than modern vibrators; they were first used by physicians and became popular in bath houses in Europe and the US toward the beginning of the 20th century. More compact, electrically powered versions later briefly appeared as health aids in department store catalogs.
Among recent developments in teledildonics are app-controlled thrusting machines designed for remote use, produced by manufacturers such as Lovense.
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