I think the next big thing after VR will be sexbots, as in, per Philip K Dick, &quot;your basic pleasure model.&quot;  The pieces are almost all on the shelf and coming together.<p>The hard part of course will be the software, with the motivation of making it an increasingly realistic companion.  The Dark Matter series placed an interesting spin on it, where the &quot;entertainment android&quot;, in addition to sex, is also specialized for cooking, backrubs, songs, etc.