Stress-Relieving Massage Bot Stresses Me Out
October 10, 2007 by Lauren
This robotic 'doctor' is intended to give therapeutic facial massages in spas and hospitals. The only downside is, you might be scared to stick your face between its robotic arms.
The WAO-1 bot (Waseda Asahi Oral Rehabilitation Robot 1) was originally developed for patients with jaw-related medical issues. Some of these patients benefit from facial massage, and voila! The face-massaging bot is born.
The robot is fitted with ceramic spheres that administer the massage by rolling over your face. Behind that, these arms are programed with fancy algorithms and at the bases, there are six sensors to control the pressure being applied.
This bot is compared to those robotic massaging mechanisms found in the gnarly recliners at the mall, but it is, naturally, much more sensitive as it is working on your face. It's even been said that this bot can be tweaked to give beauty and relaxation massages.
Personally, I'd prefer human hands. This cold, metal robot doesn't relax me. At all.
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