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A New Jersey company says it has developed the world’s first sex robot.

It’s a life size doll. designed to engage the owner with conversation rather than lifelike movement.

At a demonstration at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas on Saturday, the sexy robot said “I love holding hands with you” when it sensed that its creator touched its hand.

The doll operates from a laptop connected to it. Sensors at strategic locations and can sense touch and when it’s being moved. The robot, however, cannot move. The sound comes out of an internal loudspeaker.

The thinking is that sex only goes so far – then you want to be able to talk to the person.

There are Japanese models that talk, but the ‘Roxxxy’ is the most sophisticated speaking doll to date.

An engineer was inspired to create the robot after a friend died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, to preserve his friend’s personality. He initially thought he might create a home health care aide for the elderly. But there was tremendous regulatory and bureaucratic paperwork to get through. So he looked at other markets.

The broader goal of the company is still to take artificial personalities into the mainstream, beyond sex toys.

The former stuff of Sci-Fi, it’s like they say- sex sells.