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| RealDoll: US firm developing sex doll that can talk back | RealDoll: US firm developing sex doll that can talk back |
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| It’s a question that one should think about a little bit before answering. | It’s a question that one should think about a little bit before answering. |
| But if you could programme a sex doll to talk, what would you have it say? | But if you could programme a sex doll to talk, what would you have it say? |
| Such are the issues currently being pondered by Matt McMullen, the creator of RealDoll sex toys, who is currently working on a sex doll that can blink, open its mouth and talk. | Such are the issues currently being pondered by Matt McMullen, the creator of RealDoll sex toys, who is currently working on a sex doll that can blink, open its mouth and talk. |
| A report in the New York Times said people were already pay up to $10,000 for his dolls and can specify body type and skin and hair colour. | A report in the New York Times said people were already pay up to $10,000 for his dolls and can specify body type and skin and hair colour. |
| Now the team at his factory in Marcos, California, is working to animate the doll. As part of the project, he has assembled a small team that includes engineers who have worked for Hanson Robotics, a robotics lab that produces lifelike humanoid robots. | Now the team at his factory in Marcos, California, is working to animate the doll. As part of the project, he has assembled a small team that includes engineers who have worked for Hanson Robotics, a robotics lab that produces lifelike humanoid robots. |
| Mr McMullen said the team was working to develop the doll’s personality, and showed the example of a seemingly talking doll called Harmony. | Mr McMullen said the team was working to develop the doll’s personality, and showed the example of a seemingly talking doll called Harmony. |
| “What is she thinking, does she like it?” Mr McMullen said of his effort to create the illusion of reality. | “What is she thinking, does she like it?” Mr McMullen said of his effort to create the illusion of reality. |
| “If you can create that, or the illusion of that, it is going to be a much more impressive pay-off than ‘Wow, she can gyrate her hips by herself’.” | “If you can create that, or the illusion of that, it is going to be a much more impressive pay-off than ‘Wow, she can gyrate her hips by herself’.” |
| He told the newspaper that Realbotix head, which can be attached to the existing RealDoll body, will cost around $10,000, and be commercially available in two years. | He told the newspaper that Realbotix head, which can be attached to the existing RealDoll body, will cost around $10,000, and be commercially available in two years. |
| The full body, which he will begin developing next, will most likely range from $30,000 to $60,000. | The full body, which he will begin developing next, will most likely range from $30,000 to $60,000. |