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Why Can't Guys Have Sex Toys Too?
One of the motivations behind this project, aside from a few lonely nights ;) was the realization about the inequality in sex toys. Girls have all kinds of cool gizmos. Guys, on the other hand, have a few cheesy products, most of which they'd be too embarrassed to own.
What well-adjusted, self-respecting guy would welcome a full sized inflatable PVC woman into his home? Who wants to walk out of a sketchy-looking store called "Big Al's" with a box covered in images of some chick with her legs behind her head?
And where in hell, in your one-bedroom apartment, are you supposed to hide a huge acrylic tube with a rubber pump - should you have visitors? Seriously.
In the past I've considered buying toys that I've seen online, but somehow didn't ever work up the courage to follow through and buy one? How about you? Have you ever owned one ... why not take my male sex toy poll?
So that's why we started rubbot. So that maybe we can have a cool sex toy for men. One that works. Looks cool. One that guys can feel good about. Problem is, we're not totally sure what guys want in a sex toy. It's not generally a common topic of conversation. So, if we're going to do this right, we're going to need some help.
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Quick question - did you guys do much by way of market analysis before you started designing the Rubbot? I guess you could argue that its not particularly important (as clearly there aren't many similar products on the market AND the target population would be basically anyone with a penis) but it would be interesting to know how much interest there is among different age groups/sexual orientations/single, married/etc. etc. Even on the basis of the survey just conducted for beta testing, it would be interesting to know the collated deidentified demographic info of the people that responded. That said, it would be understandable if you didn't give away too much info (keep that hard-earned data away from other companies who might want to steal your research).
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My boyfriend and I have quite a few sex toys, but most of them are more for my pleasure than his. Most of the toys for men that we find in our local "toystore" are just crap. I think the worst so far has been a vibrating ball and penis harness thing. He enjoyed it while it was on, but taking it off was really painful. The rubber just would not let go, even with lube.
The fleshlight has been the best I've tried so far, and even that is....lacking when it comes to a hands free version (minus getting someone else to do the work for you)
We got some toys, but they aren't that great. I would have to say the best is the fleshlight. The only problem with the fleshlight is that I have to put a lot of work using it.
The closest thing I've seen so far to a decent, male-usable sex toy is the Fukuoku Powerpack, which looks sort of like a VR glove and has miniature vibrating things that can be attached to your fingers. It's primarily aimed at women, of course, but with a little imagination it can be used to give yourself one heck of a handjob. It also doesn't hurt that it looks enough like a gaming peripheral that I can toss it in a drawer with my gamepads and no one's the wiser. It does say something about the sex toy market, though, when guys have to co-opt sex toys intended for women to get anything that's at least decently useful... if the rubbot is successful, I think the market's pretty much yours to dominate.
Why Can't we Have Sex Toys?
that's a great question. i'm fisically diseased and i can't use my hands good, so i have dificult to satisfy myself with my hands. i have tryed some toys but all need some effort of my part...there are no one which runs alone, so i can use. however, for women there are many toys that no need interaction.
"Guys, on the other hand, have a few cheesy products, most of which they'd be too embarrassed to own."
Quoted for truth.
This has always been my complaint. You can walk into any sex shop and see shelves and shelves, and rows and rows, of sex toys for girls. There's so many concepts, so much variety, and so much they can do. And then there's one shelf for us, and it's all lame and does so little. It's also usually drastically more expensive than anything for the ladies.
What gives? Stereotypically it's the guys at home, alone, jacking off to porn because they can't get any. And classically it's the guys who are most willing to spend money on a good orgasm. So why so little effort to take that money from us in exchange for quality toys?
I'm looking forward to your project because it sounds like it might actually manage to help fill this gap for once.
Why is it that so many people think that when a woman takes care of herself it is considered sexy-taboo, but when a guy does the same thing its considered perverted/desperate-taboo?
It seems like men's toys these days are either shaped like like gigantic penises (no offense to anyone who is into that), look like they belong in a tool shed, or vaguely resemble medieval torture devices ('and you expect me to put my goods inside THAT?!')
If you keep looking you will find that there are some decent products out there, but clearly there are more high quality sex toys designed for women than for men. Hopefully Rubbot will shake things up a bit!
Agreed. This an untapped market that will explode if there is a serious, well-designed male sex toy that actually works.
I applaud rubbot if they can create a functional, high-quality sex device. I think most men will plunk down a good chunk of money for a toy that drives them crazy just as rabbits and vibrators do for women.
rubbot, don't give up, keep the faith, and know that you have tapped into a much-needed market. I will be the first in line when it becomes available.
so so true....
i know - my g.friends sister bought the butterfly one and said it drops her to her knees! male sex toys? what, we've got the fireman's pump?? or that one that looks homemade that you attach to a drill and is like 2 feet long and 20 pounds? i think the best male sex toy out there now is the fleshlight and that thing gives me tendonitous.
what is the dril one called? can you post a link? it's for . . . a friend. . .
oh, ya? here's a link for you. i have to be honest though, i already tried it and was fairly unimpressed. also, the set-up, take-down and hide is a bit of an effort. good luck!
i've actually ducked out of a couple stores with some of those tawdry products you've mentioned. they're all garbage! literally. i ended up throwing them out. . . until a few months later when i did it again
go rubbot!
nice going turd boy
I'm glad that someone thinks the same way as I do. I can't wait for you guys to figure something out.
uh huh. . . is that you in the picture?
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