Dispensary Corner 27 Jun 11
June 27, 2011
PEOPLE in need of a comforting cuddle - search no more!
Inventors from the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have created a device which can dish out the hugs - albeit with strings attached. The Sense-Roid looks like the torso of a mannequin and is covered in silicone skin, inside of which features pressure sensors. To score a hug, users need to don a special jacket with an inbuilt air compressor. Instead of literally being embraced by the torso, the air compressors react to the user embracing the mannequin and replicate the pressure of a hug. Additional vibrations in the jacket add to the effect.
WHO loves shopping the most?
Surprisingly it’s not Americans,
with a recent poll showing only
39% enjoy shopping for clothes,
whilst 30% don’t really care and
30% dislike it.
Conversely around nine out of
ten people in India told
researchers that they enjoyed
clothes shopping, with just over
half (58%) saying they loved it.
Large majorities of citizens of
China (79%), Singapore (69%),
Spain (60%), Italy (60%) and Great
Britain (53%) also said they
liked shopping for wearable items.
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