A life-like robot that can be used for ‘mind-blowing’ sex is just around the corner, says the CEO of a sex doll manufacturer.

Matt McMullen, head of the San Francisco-based RealDoll, says his company already has plans to create dolls with personalities that can entertain and charm their owners before sex.

“It’s going to be an amazing new experience that no one has ever had before,” McMullen told the Daily Star. “We’re trying to create the desire to have sex beyond the physical. In order for people to find themselves attracted to the AI — she’s really funny, she makes me laugh, she has the same interests as me. So then blokes want to take it to the next level — to give them that feeling — ‘I’d really like to have sex with her.’”

McMullen insists, however, the sexbots won’t replace human relationships, but will be used to spice up sex lives by allowing people to practice and “be more adventurous” in the bedroom.

The Daily Star previously reported that in the future, sexbots could also have warm, human-like skin and even a pulse.

But robotics expert Joel Snell tells The Daily Mail the AI sex craze might quickly turn into an addiction.

“Sexbots would always be available and could never say no, so addictions would be easy to feed,” Snel said. “People will rearrange their lives to accommodate their addictions.”

The current RealDoll models cost around US$5,000 each.