The coronavirus pandemic is affecting sexuality and relationships. The confinement and social distancing measures protecting us are unintentionally exacerbating intimacy-related difficulties and limiting people’s access to partners. For some, COVID-19 is synonymous with loneliness and relationship stress. Many people end up choosing between intimacy and security. Singles looking for partners resign to celibacy, while couples experience tensions related to forced isolation. But creativity loves adversity. In the face of a global pandemic, we are finding new, innovative and safe ways to (re)connect intimately and sexually through technology. As researchers studying erobotics, a field intersecting sexuality and technology, we are interested…

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