WheeMe Massage Robot Wants To Explore Your Curves
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 12:11 am
When you think of a massage robot, you probably think of something that’s humanoid, using hands to give a human a traditional massage. Robots, however, are best at being robots and doing things in robot-y ways, and all you really need for a massage is movement and pressure. WheeMe is a cute little robot that provides both by driving around your body on knobbly rubber wheels.
At only 240 grams, WheeMe isn’t heavy enough to do a painful and fulfilling job, but I can imagine that it probably feels pretty good, at the very least like having someone run their fingers along your back. The especially clever bit about WheeMe is that it somehow knows how not to plunge to its death off of your shoulders… From the sound of things, it uses tilt sensors to keep its center of gravity in a safe place, but otherwise roams around more or less randomly.
WheeMe will be on display at CES in January, and we’ll be there to test it out (extensively) in person. There’s no word yet on price, but I can’t imagine it’ll be very expensive, although I’ve definitely been wrong about this kind of thing before.
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Comment by Gearz4Gutz
Made Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 1:44 am
I want one. As long as it is, as you say, not terribly expensive. Too bad it isn’t heavier or equipped with a thumping mechanism in the tummy.
Comment by Jake Cohen
Made Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 3:13 am
It says in their site that it vibrates at ways 500 grams!
My friend told me it’s going to be the next best gadget out there!
Good luck Wheeme, i’m going to buy one online!
Comment by Bryon
Made Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 7:26 am
I can’t believe I just watched that whole video…
Comment by Joey1058
Made Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 7:57 pm
It’s certainly. Now if the thing talked with you during it’s massage, I could see using it myself:
Bot: “I can tell you’re tense today. How was work?”
Me: “Work sucked.”
Bot: “Ah. Let me just get those shoulders for you…”
I could see an Eliza program running on this. WheeMe, the hand held therapist!
Comment by Joey1058
Made Thursday, 25 of November , 2010 at 7:59 pm
BTW, ignore the beginning words in my first post. I thought I edited them out. Sorry!
Comment by Mark Leppy
Made Monday, 29 of November , 2010 at 2:57 pm
Hi guys!
Can we by them yet?
Do they sell on line? amazon? ebay?
on wheeme.com maybe?
I gotta get my girl friend a birthday gift by this Friday…
Comment by Mark Leppy
Made Monday, 29 of November , 2010 at 2:57 pm
Hi guys!
Can we buy them yet?
Do they sell on line? amazon? ebay?
on wheeme.com maybe?
I gotta get my girl friend a birthday gift by this Friday…
Comment by Lenka
Made Saturday, 4 of December , 2010 at 4:40 pm
I love it
Comment by Saeed alqassimi
Made Friday, 14 of January , 2011 at 11:42 pm
Were I cand buy this reboots for massege
Comment by John
Made Wednesday, 2 of November , 2011 at 6:09 am
There will come a time when a bot will do a great gob. But they will never replace the human touch!!!
Comment by rental cabins
Made Monday, 21 of November , 2011 at 10:24 am
Good article , thanks and we want more! Added to FeedBurner as well
