Another important purpose for hug booth is providing a chance to capture the interaction between human and the "human like" machine. The behavior pattern and user reaction can be analyzed from different perspectives, such as artificial intelligence or psychology

The Hugger was designed to provide relief and comfort for anxious and lonely individuals lost in the impersonal sea of the big city. It's look, feel, and behaviors were designed to give it the necessary human-like qualities to enable it to carry out it's mission.

The Hugger is both a mood supporter and a curiosity--more than just a dispenser of hugs, it also provides food for thought concerning the nature of our emotional needs and the abilities and inabilities of of both modern societies and machines to satisfy those needs.