Exdoll

2018: Start of production of sex dolls

At the beginning of February, 2018 it became known of plans of the Chinese company Exdoll specializing in production of sex dolls using the products to mitigate a demographic problem of deficit of women, sharp for the People's Republic of China. Doing appearance of dolls of the most humanoid and implementing elements of artificial intelligence in the latest models, Exdoll calculates that her robotic dolls gradually will become so similar to these women that will be able to brighten up loneliness of the Chinese bachelors and even to care for aged and physically disabled people.

Creation of sex dolls in Exdoll company

Customers of Exdoll can select to the taste growth of a doll, color of her skin, a hair and an eye and also to specify the preferred breast size. White-skinned dolls of 158-170 cm in height with a big breast are in the greatest demand.^[1]

In China the sexy robomaid was developed

Wealthy clients can order the robotic Xiaodie model with the functions similar to possibilities of the voice assistant to Siri Apple who is able to be connected to the Internet and recognizes voice commands. Xiaodie can answer simple questions (for example, "What is your name?") to include or switch off the home electronics connected to Wi-Fi. However, such miracle of the equipment — to 25 thousand yuans (about $4 thousand) whereas the price of normal sex dolls many times is less — from 2.5 thousand yuans ($400) costs expensive.

In plans of Exdoll to improve even more sex robots and in 2019 to produce models with a difficult mimicry and gestures at the expense of more developed artificial intelligence. Such dolls will be able to recognize the speech and to monitor movements of people.

In addition to rendering intimate services the doll will be able to perform simple housework

One more problem of the People's Republic of China — fast aging of the population because of which load of health care and a social security system increases.

In China there are not enough women, that is why our products are so demanded. But it not only for sexual joys. We work on that our dolls could support a conversation and help with daily household chores. Finally they will be able to perform functions of nurses or receptionists — the marketing director of Exdoll Wu Xingliang, the interview with whom published the Agence France Presse (AFP) agency, tells about the far-reaching purposes of the company. According to the employee, among clients there is Exdoll not only lonely men, but also married.

The doll can include the dishwasher, be connected to devices with support of Wi-fi and execute a role of the voice assistant.

Located in the city of Dalian in a northeast part of China, the Exdoll company sold normal sex dolls earlier, but from the middle of 2016 was engaged in development of robotic models. As of the beginning of 2018 in its state there are 120 people and further expansion is planned. The firm monthly releases about 400 dolls executed according to the individual customer order against everything 10 in 2009.

China tries to solve a problem of deficit of women using sex dolls with artificial intelligence

China which population by the beginning of February, 2018 makes about 1.4 billion people men are 33.6 million more, than women. The policy operating in the country till October, 2015 "one family — one child" led to such disproportion. Having an opportunity to bring only one offspring, many Chinese women preferred to make abortion, having learned about pregnancy by the girl as in the People's Republic of China, as well as in many other Asian countries, true successors of a sort it is considered to be sons.

In the future similar dolls can forget about the sexual past at all and will be used as robotic nurses

At the same time, in AFP noted what sex dolls in China have both admirers, and opponents. While some publish the responses and recommendations in social networks and thematic forums, others criticize Exdoll and other similar producers, saying that their products sexist stereotypes strengthen and even pedophilia indulges.^[2]

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