Spanish scientist Sergi Santos designed silicone sex dolls with wigs and artificial brains that will not only earn him money but may also be used to staff brothels and help combat sex trafficking.

But the arrival of sex robots has divided opinion. This film by the Thomson Reuters Foundation explores the complex issues that have been raised by the increasingly life-like robots.

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