First Androids was a manufacturer of silicone dolls based in Germany, founded by aircraft mechanic Michael Harriman from Nuremberg [fn]'Robot Gossip': Robot sex dolls, Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2005, http://robotgossip.blogspot.de/2005/04/robot-sex-dolls.html[/fn]. The company went out of business in 2011.
The First Androids sex doll called "Andy" could simulate breathing, had a pulse [fn]Kate Harding: New German Sex Dolls Go SciFi, Scary, Posted 9/15/09 1:00pm, in: Jezebel.com, http://jezebel.com/5359828/new-german-sex-dolls-go-scifi-scary[/fn] and an electronic heart that beats faster during sex.
The doll with the body measurements 40 x 22 x 34 [fn]'whatarethechancesofthat': The Rise of The Sex Androids, posted on April 28, 2011, http://whatarethechancesofthat.com.au/2011/04/28/the-rise-of-sex-android... priced at 2,600 Euros (~ US$ 3,820) [fn]Brian Fairbanks: Will This Breathing Sex Doll Eliminate the Need for Girlfriends?, Posted on Sep 17th 2009, in: Asylum.com, http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/17/will-this-german-sex-doll-eliminate-the....