Humans' obsession with sex toys is not new. However, these man-made beauties are becoming more widespread and culturally acceptable than ever before.

From starring in sexual films to appearing in brothels, sex dolls are gaining a lot of attention from newfound fans as well as major media sites.

Robots seem to just about everywhere: automating jobs, driving cars, cleaning floors, and, as we all know, appearing in bedrooms.

The thing is, even though we call them robots, that’s a bit of an overstatement as, so far, they are little more than sometimes clever mechanisms and not truly intelligent.