Imagine: curling up on campus in a chair, area, or even a room devoted entirely to napping.

In recent months, several universities have added just that, buying special chairs designed for napping — though cost and feasibility suggest Binghamton University is unlikely to follow suit.

A company called MetroNaps is selling universities its EnergyPods — special chairs designed for comfortable and efficient napping. And the University of Colorado, Wesleyan University and Carnegie Mellon University have each installed EnergyPods in their libraries to promote student productivity.

The pods include a built-in timer, soothing sounds and a programmed combination of lights and vibration for gentle waking, though each pod retails for roughly $8,000.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, 20 to 30 minute naps are best for short-term alertness, and a NASA study showed that a 40-minute nap can improve performance by 34 percent and alertness by 100%.

Maybe EnergyPods are out of the question, but many students who live off campus said they would still like someplace to sleep between classes.

“I’ve done my own nap studies at the North Napping Room, otherwise known as the North Reading Room, and I’ve found that naps are the best,” said David Pfuhler, a junior majoring in environmental studies.

Taryn Ramos, a junior majoring in psychology, lives off campus and said she often finds herself exhausted during the day without a place to rest.

“I definitely believe that having a napping center would benefit students like me,” Ramos said. “Days when I’m in class all day and I have time to kill in between classes — it would be cool if I could just curl up somewhere.”

Brad Greenstein, a senior majoring in biology, said he was ambivalent and unenthusiastic about the idea.

“I guess a napping room would be cool,” Greenstein said. “If it increases productivity, then why not?”

Other students said they would support having napping facilities on campus, but were concerned about how much it would cost students.

“I think it’s a great idea, but a big determining factor is how much it would raise tuition by,” said Alexandria Christoforatos, a junior majoring in English. “I wouldn’t want to pay an extra grand for [EnergyPods].”

Julius Simmons, a junior majoring in industrial systems engineering who lives off campus, also had concerns about funding for something like EnergyPods.

“[Napping] would be pretty clutch since I’m on campus all day and can’t realistically go home,” Simmons said. “But, I would also like more printers in the library instead.”