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The report also peers into some of the murkier sub-groups of robot sex including robots being used as "prostitutes" in brothels and sex dolls being used as a sexual therapy practice for rapists and pedophiles. Among the handful of companies that make sex robots – Harumi, Sex Bot, True Companion, Lumidolls and True Companion – many have started designing increasingly life-like sex robots. The founder of Trottla, a company that produces child sex dolls, has touted that robots designed to look like children will help prevent people from abusing real-life children. Sharkey said sex doll customers and sex doll manufacturers aren't seeing eye to eye on the reality and effects of owning a sex doll.