Graduate research in the jungles of Panama and quirky robotics experiments inspired Comingle cofounder Andrew Quitmeyer to start tinkering with hackable sex toys alongside graduate peer Paul Clifton, another cofounder.

The team’s zany enthusiasm stems from years of doctoral research in robotics and microcontrollers.

The standard model comes ready-to-use out of the box with an easy-to-control Wii Nunchuck, but the toy is built to accept any sensor that can be plugged into USB–and believe you me, the Comingle team has gone to great lengths to test the Mod out with heartbeat sensors, music, video chat, and even capacitive touch. While that’s an average market price for a vibrating sex toy, the Mod is anything but average.