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Sex technology

technology related to human sexual activity

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ25080095 ↗
Source-derived summary

Sex technology, also known as sex-tech or sextech, are technologies that are designed to simulate or assist in the human sexual experience. The term was first propagated online by Cindy Gallop, associated with the beginning of the Information Age on the offset of the 2010s, and its sometimes used interchangeably with the term "teledildonics". Sex technology comprehends the usage of remote controlled or autonomous sex toys, sexual health platforms or apps, virtual reality pornography and sex robots.

Other notable individuals who have pushed the development and/or divulgation of sex technology include:

Polly Rodriguez (Co-founder and CEO of Unbound, a sexual wellness company)

Alexandra Fine and Janet Lieberman (Founders of Dame Products)

Andrea Barrica (Founder and CEO of O.School, an online sexual education platform)

Anna Lee (Co-founder of Lioness)

Kate Moyle (Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist, Co-founder of The Thought House Partnership, and UK Sex Expert for LELO)

Raven V. Faber (Founder and CEO of EngErotics, Inc)

Dr. Soumyadip Rakshit and Stephanie Alys (Co-founders of MysteryVibe)

Dr. Kate Devlin (Goldsmiths University)

Maxine Lynn (Sextech Attorney, and CEO of Stript Erotic Designs)

Alix Fox

Nichi Hodgson

Rebecca Newman

Gigi Engle

Bryony Cole

Suzannah Weiss

Joseph Seon Kim

Hallie Lieberman

GirlOnTheNet

Andrea Barrica estimated the market at $30 billion in 2018, with $800 million coming from Amazon sales.

Impact

Advantages

Possibility of sexual enlightenment

Stronger relationships

Suitable for both men and women of all types

Cure for loneliness

Criticism

Risk of addiction

Cyber-risk

Unnecessary or unlawful collection and use of sensitive personal data

Potential for harm and inequality caused by sex robots

See also

Artificial intelligence

Augmented reality

Cybersex

Haptic technology

Teledildonics

Vibrators

Virtual reality sex

References

Further reading

This publication aims to highlight what the field of neuroscience can tell us about the implications of using interactive technologies on young people’s brains, behaviours and attitudes.

Closer Together, Further Apart offers both current and unique insight into the cultural shifts brought about by digital technology and the Internet

Future of Sex - The world's leading publication on the intersection of technology and sexuality.

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“Sex technology” enters the record as technology related to human sexual activity. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what technology, related and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewUseful for establishing the present vocabulary of the subject while preserving a route back to the evidence on which that vocabulary rests. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2018—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around technology, related and human.
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“Sex technology” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, technology, related and human provides the most credible route into that argument.

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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25080095. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2018.

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