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Japan's 'Sense-Roid' replicates human hug Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:51 PM PDT TOKYO: Japanese inventors have pushed the frontiers of technology with the ultimate companion for lonely singles — a wired torso-shaped device that you can hug and that hugs you back. The "Sense-Roid" looks like a tailor's mannequin with silicon skin and is packed with pressure sensors. It is connected to a jacket worn by the human user that replicates the embrace with the help of air compressors. The illusion of a mutual hug with the half-humanoid is enhanced by artificial muscles and vibrating devices in the "tactile jacket", say the inventors from the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo. "Many people initially feel surprised and uncomfortable about the unusual experience, but they gradually get accustomed to it until they feel comfortable and pleasant," said research team member Nobuhiro Takahashi. "Usually people feel nothing, or they even feel bad, when they hug strangers, but they experience feelings of satisfaction, love and comfort when they hug a boyfriend or girlfriend," Takahashi said. "We wondered how humans would feel if they could hug themselves." He added that the device could be used in medical therapy and to give comfort to elderly people living alone. However, there were no immediate plans to put the gadget into commercial production. The Sense-Roid is on display at the 3D & Virtual Reality Expo that kicked off in Tokyo on Wednesday. - AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

PM fields questions on One FM Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:53 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, accompanying by his son Ashman, spent more than an hour at the One FM radio station today replying to several questions from listeners over the "Morning Kaki" programme. "I began my day today with my son at the One FM conti on the Morning Kaki programme conducted in Mandarin. "I spent more than an hour on the programme and answered several questions from listeners on the scholarship award policy," Najib wrote in his account on the social website, Facebook. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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