That Time I Saw Moaning Sexbots at an Adult Expo [VIDEO]

By Jenna Owsianik, Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net

January 24, 2021

Reminiscing about seeing love doll technology in person via Future of Sex footage.

Harmony the realdoll ai sex robot moans at avn 2020.

Around this time last year, I was getting ready to fly to Las Vegas for the 2020 Adult Entertainment Expo. I stayed put this January, however, as the physical event was canceled in favor of an all-digital AVN 2021. It took place from Jan 20 to 23.

The awards ceremony, model performances, and industry seminars were live-streamed this year. But of course, there wasn't the same ability to wander the expo venue itself to visit company booths and check out their latest products.

That's why I'm reminiscing about meeting RealDoll's love doll “Harmony” for the first time, finally, last January. CEO Matt McMullen gave me a live demo of the robotic sex doll's speaking and artificiall intelligence capabilities.

Screenshot of video of robotic sex doll head having an orgasm. — ***Click play button to view video of robotic love doll head reaching orgasm.***

However, with hundreds of people walking around the Hard Rock Hotel connecting to Internet and Bluetooth with phones, computers, headphones, and other tech, the conditions were less than ideal.

So when I asked Harmony, “What was the future of sex?” her response was garbled. Understandably, she had a hard time hearing my question, but getting it out without lags and interruption.

The Harmony AI sex doll functions best more private settings.

Instead, spectators were treated to vocal and realistic moans of pleasure from the two robots on display. One was the standalone robotic head while the second also showed off a torso with moving arms.

So if you want to get an earful of what the AI love dolls sounds like while reaching orgasms, you can watch the video above or view it at our YouTube channel.

Just make sure you have earphones on or that you're somewhere appropriate to listen to moaning gynoids.

Image sources: Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. Since 2014 she has been Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow.

Jenna is the primary author of the Future of Sex Report (2016).

Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health.

A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States.

As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities.

Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica.

In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care.

She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain.

Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.