Don't Worry, Sexbots Won't Ruin Sex

From Alicia Vikander's pillow-lipped android Ava in “Ex Machina” to Scarlett Johansson's sultry iOS assistant in “Her,” pop culture has long been fascinated by the idea of humans copulating with robots. While the sexbots in question are occasionally male (remember Jude Law's dreamy gigolo in “A.I.”?), these fantasies are largely female-centric, depicting a future in which multi-orgasmic female robots will submit to men's sexual whims at a push of the button.

While this brave new world of man-on-hardware action might sound exciting to some, many people are freaking the eff out over it.