The robotic vending machine, which has the words “Hug Me” emblazoned across its front, is currently giving out freebies at a Singapore university. According to a Coke representative the machine was welcomed with a “long line of people looking to give hugs” to the icy vending machine.
The video below, from YouTube user pmerlion shows robo-human relations in action:
This special machine is part of Coca-Cola’s ongoing “Open Happiness” marketing campaign. The company has set up similar macines both in the US and the UK where a hand appears from the vending machine dispenser, offering a more analog experience. The machine installed at the National University of Singapore is that little bit more digital, using sensors that sense when somone gives it a hug.
So, if you were running short on change and feeling thirsty would you put shame aside and hug this robo-vending machine? Let us know in the comments.
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