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I would put a SBC in the doll that connected via WIFI to a local server with a good storage capacity that would do the heavy lifting. This would keep the doll wireless with minimal battery requirement. You can't get away from an Internet connection if you want to have updates and addons, but please ...

Doll Sweet wrote:if we want the English and Japanese version, we need support from other voice recognition system in future.

English voice recognition is already available in Android. I have used it in my own apps and it works quite well.
https://developer.android.com/reference ... nizer.html

Maybe consider making a doll from pipe, foam and full body leotard? Look at Romulus's plush doll gallery link. Hey RK :) Building dolls is great, but it takes a lot of room for an operating table and boxes full of parts and materials. Not the thing for someone trying to conceal his activity. I have...

Welcome, Jerry
108 is too small for me. I did notice that SRSD has a sale on their 135 and 148 TPE dolls. Anything much bigger starts getting heavy.

As a professional software developer I am very interested in the open source aspect of this project. Will there be a SDK published? What about the firmware in the head itself? Will that also be open source?

Needs a trim

This is how I make fabric hands. Maybe something along these lines could be done with TPE.

I make teeth out of polymer clay. Can't really change the expression, but holds the mouth open slightly and gives a nice effect. Also allows the mouth to dry out preventing mold. I will not be selling them because the teeth are custom designed for each doll and usually takes a few tries to get it ri...

not for sex but when the gatebox is released in English ill be getting one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcKaNqfykg Love it, but it ain't cheap. 2675.24 US Dollar http://gatebox.ai/ Also, this.... Q : Will Hikari be able to speak in any languages other than Japanese? A : At the moment, she can ...

I think these problems are exceptions rather than the norm. I have five dolls that were shipped from
China and the only issue was one missing a finger wire.
Forums can make something seem worse than it is because people with problems are more likely to post.

Head sculpting tip:
Get a plastic skull Halloween prop and put clay on top of it.
You will have a foundation to work on and you will use a LOT less clay.
I make BJD heads this way.

Great reporting and video from The Guardian.
I am going to stick a doll head on a Roomba and call it my robot house cleaning doll.

Since you are apparently very new at this I will provide a source to help get you going.
https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/31

Xylol
Is that what is in those little bottles of doll repair solvent?

Look at some high end ball joint dolls.
Add servos and a Linux SBC to drive them.