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Robotic Massage, Anyone?

Posted by timothy on from the bending-unit dept.

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."

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  1. Massage... by mrjive · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seems like it wouldn't be heavy enough to do anything besides mildly tickle you. (A good massage usually involves a fair amount of pressure).

    I guess that's why they call it "The Tickler"

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