Oregon robotic sex toy pioneer appears to have shut down

Lora DiCarlo's Osé

Lora DiCarlo's Osé sex toy, developed with researchers in Oregon State University's robotics lab.

Lora DiCarlo, a Bend sex toy maker that made waves at a national technology show in 2019, has shut down its website and appears to be discontinuing operations.

The Oregon company used robotics technology developed at Oregon State University to make a sexual aid it called the Osé. Lora DiCarlo described its product as a “vagina-focused robotic massager” that used micro-robotics to mimic the sensation of a human partner.

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