Is it the end of September already? Why, that means that it's almost time for Arse Elektronika—San Francisco's annual festival devoted to sex, tech, futurism, and, of course, robots and the people who love to fuck them.

This year's edition (theme: "Of Intercourse and Intracourse") promises to be just as exciting as the past two installments; with both io9's Annalee Newitz and Fleshbot alumna Violet Blue on the roster of speakers, we're sure attendees will receive quite a bit of food for thought (and, er, fantasy). Full details are available on the Arse Elektronika website. And for those of you who can't make it out to San Francisco this weekend, never fear: we're sure we'll have more than a few highlights from the event covered right here on good ol' Fleshbot.

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