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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jan 2, 2015 4:51 PM UTC  Vimeo by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jan 2, 2015 4:51 PM UTC This high fashion, futuristic dress will wage battle against what is by far the worst breed of space invaders — personal space invaders. Forget about [smart shirts](http://www.hexoskin.com) that track your breathing and [smart pants](http://www.businessinsider.com/fashion-designer-adrien-sauvage-and-microsoft-create-first-wireless-phone-charging-pants-2014-6) that charge your phone. Dutch designer [Anouk Wipprecht](http://www.anoukwipprecht.nl/) has finally created wearable technology that not only doesn’t look like yoga clothing overstock, but also serves a greater purpose: Literally slapping away creepers that get in your grill. “The dress provides an extension of the wearers intuition: It uses proximity sensors as well as a respiration sensor to both define and protecting the personal space of the wearer,” Wipprecht [writes](http://vimeo.com/114828162) of the Robotic Spider Dress. “Approach the wearer to aggressively and the mechanical limbs move up to an attack position.” But the exoskeleton-like dress, which will be shown for Intel at [CES](http://www.cesweb.org) for from Jan. 6-9, can also assist in the art of seduction. “Approach the system under calmer circumstance and the dress just might beckon you to come closer with smooth, suggestive gestures,” she continues. 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