Robotic Massage, Anyone?

Migraineman writes "These folks have built a small robot designed to walk around on your back. The website includes a short video of the machine roaming around. There's another that's suspended from the ceiling and performs 3-D solid mapping of the person beneath. Warning - the website contains 'artsy' stuff, and doesn't include technical tidbits. Dang."

Comments

Re:haha robots that massage

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe you should go visit here

Maybe AIBO can do this.

[freshmkr]

Funny, I was just thinking about massaging robots today!

I program AIBOs at school now. AIBO already walks, of course, and it has an accelerometer that may be able to deterimine when it's about to slip off your back. Combining them both is a simple matter of programming. For all the trouble it gives me, it'd be nice for AIBO to give a little back in return.

Once things get less busy (i.e. perhaps in the summer), I may try coding this up. Shouldn't be too difficult.

BTW: if anyone has an AIBO and is frustrated with trying to program it, check out our new development framework. If I ever do get that massaging AIBO to work, maybe mention of it will turn up on that website.

--Tom

Re:dear lovers

[Letter]

but seriously, many slashdot readers are actually romantically involved with beings besides robots. i thought i'd add some suggestions for those wanting to introduce some real massage into their love lives:

sensual massage for couples

learn how to give pleasure with your hands

massage: the ultimate illustrated guide

and especially for the ladies,
girlfriend-to-girlfriend time-tested techniques that will blow his mind

have fun now (and please don't buy that robot)!

yours truly,
letter

p.s. all of these books can be bought discreetly online.

The "Enema" massage at malls...

[adzoox]

There is a company in my state (SC) that is pushing a thing called the "ultimate water massage". It is a robot of sorts and is a very strange; yet, unique concept. One crawls on to a table (clothes on) and a tube with a "suction sheet" rolls over you, then form fits over you as if you are being shrinkwrapped. Then, warm water jets that are VERY strong proceed to run over your legs,back, and neck.

I recently saw it in Myrtle Beach in November. What I was most surprised is the number of people testing it out. It looked like a "Micheal Jackson Oxygen Sleeper" or a Cryo Chamber from "Aliens or 2001". Although, mainly men seemed to be interested as the girl running it was model quality attractive.

Here is just a picture of another one: Water Massage