A machine designed to create the optimal stimuli for tickling feet could serve as a stress reliever by inducing uncontrolled laughter, say researchers. The device is battery-operated and can be fitted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand develop the tickling device TickleFoot, revealing whether it can induce ...

The TickleFoot device stimulates the most ticklish spots of the human foot – for women it was found to be the centre of the arch of the foot, while for men it is slightly closer to the toes. Receive a ...

We here at The A.V. Club have seen our fair share of demented robots. Over the years, we’ve found ourselves confronted with inventions ranging in grim design from “chattering, wide-eyed dental school ...