CES 2019: Sex toy reawarded robotics prize (BBC)

A sex toy that was banned from this year’s CES tech show after winning an innovation award has been given the prize again, four months later.

The Ose robotic vibrator by Lora DiCarlo was originally given the prize by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) in January.

However, the CTA quickly changed its mind and ousted the device, causing outrage.

The organisation has now offered a “sincere apology” to Lora DiCarlo.

The CTA was accused of “gender bias” at the time in a blog by Lora Haddock, the founder and chief executive of the Lora DiCarlo company. Read more

Exit mobile version