Sorry, Shannon, I didn't see that you had already posted this. I edited mine and linked it here. ;)

Shannon wrote:

Humans could marry robots within the century. And consummate those vows.

"My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots," artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience. Levy recently completed his Ph.D. work on the subject of human-robot relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well as outside of it.

I assume (and hope) Levy's comments about Massachusetts are tongue-in-cheek. Still, some are already discussing human/robot marriages, but they've skipped over the creation and recognition of true artificial intelligence (which would include sentience, self-awareness, and will), as well as the status of such synthetic persons as legal entities, with rights. I'm sure there will be some very high-tech sex dolls in 2050, but that's about it... unless we include cyborgs, of course. ;)

EDIT: Related story...

High-End, Anatomically Correct RealDolls Get Exposure in New 'Lars' Film

This reminds me of the anime OVA Mezzo Forte.

RE: Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen - Innovation - MSNBC.com