Autism: Danish company designs Orbisbox based on Dr. Temple Grandin’s hug machine - TomoNews

SLAGELSE, DENMARK — A Denmark-based company has developed a hugging machine called OrbisBox to help calm people with autism. The device is 163 centimeters tall, 85 cm wide and 223 cm in length. It can be transported to different locations and contains side plates covered with polyurethane foam. The device is said to be a commercial model based on Dr. Temple Grandin’s invention of the “hug machine.” Dr. Grandin is a world renowned spokesperson for autism, who created the device when she in college.