This article was originally posted on Inverse. By Gabe Bergado Bradley Charvet wants to change men's morning routines. The sex industry entrepreneur already caught the attention of people earlier this year with his plan to open up a fellatio cafe in Switzerland. Based off Thailand's blowjob bars , the idea is that a guy can come in to order a cup of joe and an escort. The wrinkle at the center of Charvet's vision: The escorts are robots. That means he can open in London and expand aggressively in countries with less permissive sex work legislation.
The cafe will be open from 6 a. Charvet points to scholarship, including Dr. Debby Herbenick's famous book for women , Because It Feels Good , that supports his claim about ejaculation being a good way to start the day. With talking sex robots with warm genitals on their way, Charvet thinks the pump is primed, as it were.
Inverse spoke to Charvet about his vision, the diminishing importance of privacy, pricing, and the robots he's looking to hire. So what was your inspiration for the fellatio cafe in Switzerland? What made you want to open a sex robot cafe in London, and why specifically that city?
The London public is willing to engage with the idea and, like Geneva, London is one of the world's most popular cities for business. You can find tons of escorts and mistresses everywhere. Do you think that means that the public there wants robots?
Brothels with human workers in London are not legal. Robots were not a choice. And it's not ridiculous to think about this idea right now. You could not imagine how many people are ready to give sex robots a try in We asked thousands of potential customers and they were very curious and eager. There is an opportunity in being the first to provide that service. Have you started looking into buying the robots already?
