Stroke a chicken over the internet

Ananova ^ | 5/31/2005 | Staff

[Red Badger]

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.

[Red Badger]

Let's hope that's all one can do over the 'Net......

[Red Badger]

P I N G ! ! ! !

[TSgt]

Already posted.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Henry! Are you choking that chicken over the internet again??

[SShultz460]

hrm...Vast Prosperity

[thag]

.....oooohhh....it said "STROKE" a chicken.....

Thag sorry.....not read good today.....

[ruiner]

Stroke a chicken.

It really doesn't get any easier than this folks . . .

[Red Badger]

Musta missed it!.........

[fso301]

I hear that plenty get choked over the net.

[kevkrom]

Does this have anything to do with the recent stories about ICANN approving a ".xxx" TLD?

[Onelifetogive]

Henry! Are you choking that chicken over the internet again??

No, Honey.....It's a dolphin.....and I'm flogging it....

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

People have been stroking their chicken over the internet for years. Its called porn.

[Pessimist]

See. That's the problem w/ sending work overseas. Somewhere in translation, "choking the chicken" turns into "stroking the chicken"..

[TSgt]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1407567/posts

That's okay. It is still funny. :)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

thag baby, nice to see you again.

Like I said before, people have been stroking their chicken over the internet for years. It is called Porn!

[FeliciaCat]

Of all the creatures they could have used...and they come up with a chicken.

[Red Badger]

You mean we're outsourcing THAT too?........

[thag]

Thag feeling better now. Almost back to abnormal! Have a great evening, type to you tomorra!

[StoneColdGOP]

At last, the world has discovered what I've been doing for years.

[Klatuu]

"This is the first human-poultry interaction system ever developed,"

Boy, talk about a slippery slope ...