Itās called Sense-Roid. Itās a hug simulator.
Hugging the mannequin creates corresponding pressure in the Sense-Roid vest. Hereās how it works: on the mannequin there are force sensors that release corresponding pressure via air pressure valves in a vest worn in the video by brilliant, but possibly lonely scientists.
āWhen people frist try out Sense-Roid, they think itās creepy,ā said researcher Nobuhiro Takahashi. āBut gradually, they start feeling safe and secure.ā
Sense-Roid isnāt quite ready for production. Researchers hope to use the Sense-Roid for therapy or even for massage. A Sense-Roid user could massage the mannequin, and then the corresponding area in the vest would be āmassagedā.
Japanese netizens, however, are humorously saying this would be perfect for adult video games and dating sims. Thereās already an āhands freeā, ahem, pump. Hugging seems like a natural, if not overdue, evolution.
https://lastchance.cc/erotic-game-makes-next-gen-hands-free-a-scary-reality-5103900%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
If Nobuhiro Takahashi looks familiar, thatās because heās also developed a kissing simulator that could simulate kissing between loversāor even between an idol and fans. Whatās more, it could also creep you out.