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TICKLE MACHINE: What'd work best?...

Hate to have to agree with you but it looks like you're right. If we'd made a thread about just discussing the possibility of a tickling machine we'd get plenty of replies from people regarding how they could envisage one, but there's no motivation at all to take it to the next level. As frustrating as that is, I still appreciate this community for giving me a place to explore my fetish over the past year. I'll be happy if people just do something with what we create when we've got a working prototype. If not, well then I'll be really depressed.

Just bought my first electric toothbrush. They had two kinds their: normal toothbrushes that just vibrate and the ones with small, rotating brushes. I got one of the rotating ones since it has its own recharger as opposed to using batteries, and I figure at the very least I could cannibalize and learn from the rotary mechanisms. Might only need a replacement motor to get decent results.

Haven't tested it yet since I've just spend the last 10 minutes trying to hack my way into the bloody plastic wrapping it was in. For a single tickling implement it was a little expensive ($AU40) to use extensively. I was hoping maybe one between each toe but that would be to the tune of around $AU480 for the toothbrushes alone. However, you can buy replacement heads individually for much less so if we rig up several of those to a single motor that would reduce costs and probably produce better results anyway.

I think I'll have to learn more about simple robotics before I start investing in that part of the machine. I need to make sure the micro-controller is powerful enough and flexible enough to handle all the commands that will be sent through it. We're talking about really small amounts of data so I seriously doubt even the cheapest boards would have problems but better safe than sorry.
 
Wow, this little thing's a lot more powerful than I had expected. Maybe I'll just see if I can rig the motor up to a more controllable power supply. Holding it against sensitive areas alone isn't enough to produce a very strong sensation but it is noticeably more effective than anything else I've tried. I was wrong about it being rotary though. The motor vibrates it, however because it's on a disc that has some freedom of circular motion the vibration causes it to "spin" slightly from side to side about 45 degrees in either direction. It can't be charged while operating and 16 hours of charge gives it 20 minutes operating time (so it takes 48 times as long to charge as it does to run!). Definitely going to have to find an alternative way to power it.

If there's one thing we can learn from this thing it's that an actual spinning part may not be necessary to produce good results. I'll have to try rigging up a brush to a motor and test it both ways to tell for sure though.
 
Tried a cheap one a while back, didn't do much for me. But then, I was the one holding it.

We'll have to 'study' videos where electric toothbrushes are used, maybe figure out what sort of touch they're using; light or heavy. (Tough homework assignment, eh?) Probably a quick, light touch.

Anyone with experience tickling/being tickled with elec toothbrush, we welcome your input.
 
If you'll forgive me for going a little too high into the stratosphere of possibilities for the moment, I've come across an Arduino project where someone has rigged up an RC car so that you can operate it over the internet. Imagine what that could do for cybertickling if someone controlled the machine over the internet. But alas, that kind of programming is well beyond my abilities and I don't see anyone else shooting for that.

Concerning the problem with how much information these boards can handle, I think there's a way around it. You can interface with the Arduino control boards using other programs apparently so if the random event generator were a separate program passing values to change into the controller (what I was planning to do originally) there should be no problem using as many modules as desired. I've even come across a guy using a 3d-modelling program to remotely control a mini servo. Seriously exciting stuff :cool

Here's an "arm" capable of drawing that uses the Arduino board:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3594984862_1c50e2ca05.jpg

The picture is fake but it is capable of moving around a 2-dimensional plane, making it a great example of how controlled movement can be created. Here is a picture of something it actually drew:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3594176845_efd95c92df.jpg

Artists use these boards for doing out-there projects like hooking a control board up to a Counter-Strike server then shooting fake blood out of medical bags when a player dies. If artists can use it, anyone can! Hell, people are building musical instruments with these things. Get onto YouTube and check out the laser harp.

Ain't technology grand.
 
I think this thread has run its course. I've got a clear idea of how everything would work in a machine like this how it all fits together, and there's little more to discuss until we get into the nitty gritty of putting it all together. Once I get one of those Arduino control boards and start working things out hands-on I'll start another thread where we can have a detailed set of schematics to update as needed.

Gentlemen, ladyfolk, androgenous and polymorphic life-forms, the future patiently awaits. Hopefully for not too much longer.
 
i have actually been working on a prototype of a tickle machine.
 
I have seriously pondered the idea of building a tickling machine... I came up with a rough design using different technologies out there. The only obstacle i have, is that I am neither versed in the skills of programming nor electrical circuitry.

So, my question is:

is there anyone here who is skilled in those 2 streams? considering they are the key component?!
 
I thinkk those feather wheels and all that stuff look nice but they do not yield good results in tickling. Tickling might fade pretty fast when the same simple motion happens again and again.

Good tickling is the art of interpreting the ticklee's reactions and dependng on them, dynamically changing what you do ;-)
This is not so easy to program and the hardware effort also is remarkable.
What are your ideas?
 
Well... based on the technology out there... the list hardware list (the easy part) would inlclude:

1- Motors for vertical and horizontal motion. that is to move along the body.
2- laser/infrared/Ultra sonic sensors... to measure the distance from the body.
3- Linear actuators.. to perform proding/poking attacks.
4- servos... to spin and move tickling items around like feathers, felt tips, rubber tips, etc.
5- Xbox Kinect: to map the body as it moves, to adjust the tickling based on the reactions. and also helps in measuring distance but not as accurate (it was used in building autonomous drones).
6- possible pressure sensors... to add a threshold gate as to not injure the victim, and maintain tickling pressure.
7- a bunch of Arduino or other open source control boards (the brain that operates individual components).
8- A good pc or laptop to run the main program.

the problem is with the software part.

what would be needed in my opinion is as follows:

distance input: to measure distance based on input from the sensors and kinect.

Pressure input: to adjust the prasure basesd on the resistance received by the tickling tips.

voltage output: to control the voltage of the motors, actuators and servos.

and of course the most essential part - the tickling program itself.. which would dictate duration, severity, and randomness.

of course, all of these would be bundled in modules so that each module is controlled by one Arduino board, and the program for each would ensure that it is all synchronized to provide the desired result.

I might have missed forgot other items, but this is a start at least!

I have a rough design for how it would all fit together.
 
Feathers, Soft fluffy (may vibrating) tips, paint brushes, tasselled cotton or silk ropes (there was a tickling machine that used them in an art spa thingy), rubber tips.
those are the easiest options, after that, the possibilities are endless.

What do you think?
 
Hey guys,
I actually Want to start building such a thing! i got some basic parts that are needed for something simple to test the concept... If anyone wants to help, shoot me a message!

Im also on TMF under the same name, and i started a blog there documenting the process.
 
I wonder if a machine would break through the psychological aspects of tickling? I bet a blindfold could at least alleviate that problem. 🙂 Either way, I support tickling machines. *thumbs up emoticon*
 
Hey Senshi,
I think if the machine generates random enough motion, it would make things unbearable! as for the blindfold, i think it is a must either way! :stickout
 
First of all, yes, a tickle machine can be built. My mistress had a rather large one built years ago (and no she doesn't remember the person who built it for her). In a nutshell it is a X shaped bondage table with five flexible static dusters on rotary motors placed at certain positions (the sole of the feet, the pelvis, and at both arm pits). You simply get situated into the bondage table, get strapped in, and then plug in the power and the fun begins. Just be sure someone is there to operate the device (and release the restraints).
 
Something with feathers on it that can be hung over your tied up lee that rotates.
It should be an adjustable height to control the intensity of the tickling e.g. really light tickling or maddening scraping
 
Be warned though that if you want to be tickled by a tickle machine you'll probably need to be SENSITIVE ENOUGH to be tickled by a duster (usually one of those rainbow colored ones or large yellow static ones) or a regular old ostrich feather. A stiff feather MIGHT WORK but it's hard to find ANYONE able to be TICKLED by something like that.
 
I haven't had anyone try a feather on me wonder if it would work???
 
It isn't quite a machine, but the applications for such technology could be quite useful for one. A full body suit covered in these, wirelessly connected to a computer with a randomization program and timer could be fun.

https://www. youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T6vul95hwOY
https://www. youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J3tPZb6i7q8
 
The Hug Shirt.

They've got a shirt that receives hugs already. This technology is starting to pop up in different places...it's only a matter of time before "virtual tickle clothing" can become a possibility. 🙂

The bra and panties are obviously helpful when considering a more intimate exchange. Perhaps pads for the knees, maybe tight-fitting sleeves to cover the underarms and armpits...and of course, special socks for the feet. Whoever develops this, if connected with the online tickle communities, will make a fortune. 😀

Now, couple all this with remote electronic restraints of sorts...which people have already developed.

Time-release cuffs.
 
Now, couple all this with remote electronic restraints of sorts...which people have already developed. Time-release cuffs.

Also, there's time-release handcuffs (they utilize frozen water in the locking mechanism so when the water finally melts enough the handcuffs come off). Granted just one costs over a GRAND. Yeesh. :cry
 
Also, there's time-release handcuffs (they utilize frozen water in the locking mechanism so when the water finally melts enough the handcuffs come off). Granted just one costs over a GRAND. Yeesh. :cry

Those look pretty cool for a self-bondage enthusiast, but I've no clue why it's so expensive! 😱 There may be ways to construct something similar at like...a tenth of the cost. x) The electronic locks would work rather well for the long-distance ticking with another in control, though; they can be wired into the same program that administers the tickling, all in one central computer or cellphone or whatever it is.
 
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