Roxxxy the sofisticated sex robot
January 11th, 2010
Douglas Hines, founder of True Companion, presented his life-size rubber doll named Roxxxy during the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Jan. 9, 2010.
In what is billed as a world first, a life-size robotic girlfriend complete with artificial intelligence and flesh-like synthetic skin was introduced to adoring fans at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.
Owners will also be able to select different personalities for Roxxxy, from “Wild Wendy” to “Frigid Farrah,” Hines said. He’s charging somewhere from $7,000 to $9,000 for the robot, including the laptop, and expects to start shipping in a few months.
Inspiration for the sex robot sprang from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon and an empty field in Pennsylvania.
“I had a friend who passed away in 9/11,” Hines said. “I promised myself I would create a program to store his personality, and that became the foundation for Roxxxy True Companion.”
Hines first tried to move into the market of creating a companion for the elderly, “But there was tremendous regulatory and bureaucratic paperwork to get through. We were stuck,” Hines said. “So I looked at other markets.” and that is how he ended up in the adult genre.
Roxxxy comes with five personalities.1. Wild Wendy is outgoing and adventurous2. Frigid Farrah is reserved and shy3. Young naive personality along with a4. Mature Martha that Hines described as having a “matriarchal kind of caring.” , and5. S & M Susan is geared for more adventurous types.