Have you E-Hugged a chicken today?
Scientists in Singapore are testing a new technology that will transfer the sensation of touch over the Internet. Currently it is limited to chickens. Why hug a chicken over the Internet? So you don’t get the bird flu, of course.
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University told The Straits Times on Monday that 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 hope this will give parents the ability to hug and touch their children while away on business. Of course we all know what this will be really used for.
