Profile

Dr. Kit Stubbs is a queer/pansexual/non-binary roboticist who’s more interested in people than in technology. Kit earned their Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008. Their light-up dildo prototype “The Hammer” was awarded a Golden Kleene at Arse Elektronika 2012 and has been named the #1 Geekiest Sex Toy by Cracked.com. Kit blogs about technological empowerment for sexuality and pleasure, including their own experiences and creations, at toymakerproject.com. They also organize teasecraft-boston, a meetup group for sex/kink-positive makers (teasecraft.com). Kit is currently launching their first startup, the Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to reduce sexual shame by fostering sex-positive arts and education.