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Itch chair scratches the backs of lazy meatbags

Just when you thought that people couldn't get any lazier. Someone will still amaze you. With the recent creation of the "Itch Chair" you no longer need to scratch your own back.

Now even the (lethargic) activity of scratching one's own back has been roboticized courtesy of designers Dana Gordon and Alejandro Zamudio Sánchez. They've created a chair called Itch, which features a touchpad hidden under the seat. The user simply needs to reach down and move the "mechanical fingernail" into position and then let it do its thing. It appears at this time that multitouch is not supported, so those who are about to suffer from springtime mosquito swarms may want to look for something a bit more robust -- maybe a multi-pronged back scratcher of the bamboo kind?

Engadget

Posted by | Thu, Mar 18, 2010 - 08:02 AM