For a $25 yearly subscription fee, the app essentially lets users chat with a virtual RealDoll running on the same AI platform that powers the company's sex robots (you can read more about our experiences testing the Harmony app here).Ĭlick for more in the intersection of sex and technology. In addition to X-Mode, McMullen is promising users a completely revamped version of the Harmony app, currently available for Android devices only.

'I think getting all of these bells and whistles to work here at the end is going to be well worth the wait.' 'This has taken quite a bit longer than I thought, but you come into these things not knowing everything and you learn as you go,' McMullen says. One RealDoll owner I spoke to last year who went through multiple redesigns before finally settling on the perfect face for his doll said his purchase ultimately cost $17,000.Ī talking robotic head equipped with the AI Harmony platform, the sensory headboard and motorized servos capable of moving the neck, jaw, mouth and eyes, costs $10,000 on its own (roughly £7,775, or AU$13,650), and can be transplanted onto existing dolls as an upgrade. RealDolls typically sell for at least a few thousand dollars, with custom-built designs often going for substantially more. There's not a whole lot to see yet, but you can get a look at X-Mode in action at the Realbotix lab in San Marcos by clicking here - just be warned the video is slightly NSFW. Those touches include a new feature called 'X-Mode.' It uses sensors in the robot's headboard to enable it to respond to things like movement and touch with unique sounds and expressions beyond the basic facial movements and lip syncing we experienced in San Marcos last year. Abyss Creations founder and chief designer Matt McMullen displays an early prototype of 'Harmony,' the company's first functional sex robot.

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