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   December 9, 2011 at 12:08 pm

   Sense-Roid HugBot The University of Electro-Communications Meet the Sense-Roid Japanese robotics engineers have a penchant for recreating human interactions with robots–whether that’s talking to disembodied robot baby heads, carrying the elderly, or eliciting trust with glowing ears. But the Sense-Roid is on a different level–when you hug its mannequin-like shape, it hugs you back. Created by a student at the aptly named University of Electro-Communications in Japan, the Sense-Roid is essentially a sewer’s dress form–a mannequin torso, in other words–that wears a very particular jacket or vest. The user also wears a jacket, and when the two articles of clothing connect, they being to inflate with air and vibrate in ways meant to simulate a real hug. In fact, the Sense-Roid mimics the pressure from the user’s hug, so in a way, hugging it is like hugging yourself. It detects the precise nature of the hug with micro switch sensors, then reciprocates in real-time. There are no known…