Thursday, August 9, 2012

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Hiding in the back of the SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies demo area - exactly where such a project might belong - is a dark wood chair that looks anything but innocent. Created by a team at the University of Electro-Communications in Toyko, Chilly Chair, as it's called, may be a reference to the chilling feeling the device is tasked with invoking. After signing a liability waiver, attendees are welcomed to pop a squat before resting their arms atop a cool, flat metal platform hidden beneath a curved sheath that looks like something you may expect to see in Dr.
Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)

Chilly Chair uses static electricity to raise your arm hair, force an 'emotional reaction' (hands-on video)


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