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Stroke a chicken over the internet
Ananova ^
| May 21, 2005
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Posted on 05/21/2005 4:56:32 AM PDT by MadIvan
Scientists have developed a system which enables people to stroke a chicken over the internet.
It's seen as the first step to virtual physical interaction, reports Wired News.
The Touchy Internet system was created by researchers at the National University of Singapore.
Users touch a chicken-shaped doll which duplicates the actions of a real chicken through a webcam link.
Touch sensors on the doll send 'tactile information' over the internet to a second computer near the chicken.
This computer triggers tiny vibration motors in a lightweight jacket worn by the chicken, meaning the chicken feels the user's touch in the exact same place as the doll was stroked.
"This is the first human-poultry interaction system ever developed," said Professor Adrian David Cheok who has been developing the technology for nearly two years.
"We understand the perceived eccentricity of developing a system for humans to interact with poultry remotely, but this work has a much wider significance."
Remote interaction could allow people who are allergic to dogs and cats to caress their pets remotely. Used in zoos, it may allow visitors to pat a lion or scratch a bear.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cary; chicken; internet; stroke
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No comment.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/21/2005 4:56:33 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
To: LadyofShalott; Tolik; mtngrl@vrwc; pax_et_bonum; Alkhin; agrace; EggsAckley; dinasour; ...
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posted on
05/21/2005 4:56:48 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
05/21/2005 4:57:53 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Anyone who thinks we believe Hillary on any issue is truly a moron.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
05/21/2005 4:57:59 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: MadIvan
Okay, how many posts before someone uses "choke"?
To: Larry Lucido
To: MadIvan
Does it come with biscuits?
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posted on
05/21/2005 4:59:12 AM PDT
by
ninonitti
To: MadIvan
This computer triggers tiny vibration motors in a lightweight jacket worn by the chicken, meaning the chicken feels the user's touch in the exact same place as the doll was stroked. Eureka !! The question of the ages has now been solved.That's why he crossed the road.
To: Dog
Never know, somebody might come up with a way to flog the dog over the internet.
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:00:09 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Anyone who thinks we believe Hillary on any issue is truly a moron.)
To: MadIvan
Wow, great, we've broken the great barrier. Humans can now stroke chickens
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:00:23 AM PDT
by
Asphalt
(Join the NFL ping list ... All thing football ... FReepmail Asphalt to get on or off)
To: MadIvan
No comment. An amazing display of internet restraint -- a beacon for all.
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:00:25 AM PDT
by
T-Bird45
To: MadIvan
Thought it said "Choke a chicken over the internet".
My bad.
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:02:59 AM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: ninonitti; MadIvan
Does it come with biscuits? If you squeeze it,
do you get gravy?
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:03:19 AM PDT
by
MamaTexan
(The foundation of a *Republic* -- Man owes obedience to his Creator...NOT his creation!)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:04:43 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: cripplecreek
A new wrinkle in the fabric of Internet prostitution????
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:06:34 AM PDT
by
Cvengr
(<;^))
To: MadIvan
Larry Flynt is going to need a faster microprocessor.
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:07:41 AM PDT
by
niteowl77
(Michael Isikoff's computer has killed more people than my thirty-five years' worth of guns.)
To: cjshapi
First it's stroking a chicken. Next it'll be ...
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:10:23 AM PDT
by
Junior
(“Even if you are one-in-a-million, there are still 6,000 others just like you.”)
To: MadIvan
"Scientists have developed a system which enables people to stroke a chicken over the internet."Terrific, now get back to curing cancer will ya fella's?
To: MadIvan
They were gonna set up a system to spank the monkey, until PETA got wind of it...
To: MadIvan
This will definately lead to inappropriate stroking. I cannot be a part of it. BTW, does PETA know about this?
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:20:47 AM PDT
by
wita
(truthspeaks@freerepublic.com)
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