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Scientists Testing Cyber Hugs on Chickens

Someday you may be able to add "hug a chicken" to the list of things you can do with a computer and an Internet connection. Singapore scientists are busy working on vibration jackets for the chickens which is the logical first step toward actual chicken cyber hugs.

Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.

A wireless jacket for chickens or other pets can be controlled with a computer and gives the animal the feeling of being touched by its owner, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) told Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

The next step would be to use the same concept to transmit hugs over the Internet, it said.

Do chickens even like hugs? Eventually human cyber hugs will be possible as long as you are wearing your human vibration jacket.

Posted on November 29, 2005

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