The ultimate do-it-yourself device: thanks to Sense Roid you can hug and cuddle as much as you want. It is a wired torso-shaped device that you can hug and that hugs you back. And it does not argue or talk back...
As explained in Physorg.com "the "Sense-Roid" looks like a tailor's mannequin with silicon skin and is packed with pressure sensors. It is connected to a jacket worn by the human user that replicates the embrace with the help of air compressors. The illusion of a mutual hug with the half-humanoid is enhanced by artificial muscles and vibrating devices in the "tactile jacket", say the inventors from the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo."
For more details read the full article in Physorg.com and watch the video technical explanation. Not the most romantic video...