Inventor Jiang Zhongli says he is in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend and can only keep in touch by phone. This is where the inspiration for the kissing device came from.
The users need to download a mobile app and connect the device to the phone’s charging port. (Global Times website).
A university in Chenzhou, China has invented a device that has caused a stir in Chinese social media circles.
The contraption with ‘silicone lips’ has pressure sensors and actuators and can simulate a real kiss, the China-run Global Times reported.
The report states that the device can also mimic the pressure, movement and temperature of the user’s lips.
The ‘kissing device’ aims to let long-distance couples share virtual intimate moments.
Social media was flooded with mixed reactions to the device.
Some users described it as funny, while others described it as ‘vulgar and scary’ and expressed concerns that minors could buy and use it.
After pairing with a partner on the app, they can start a video call and transmit a copy of their kisses to each other.
Inventor Jiang Zhongli says he is in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend and can only keep in touch by phone.
This is where the inspiration for the kissing device came from. In 2016, the Imagineering Institute in Malaysia launched a similar device called ‘Kissinger’. Which took the form of a touch-sensitive silicon pad, CNN reported.
The device also allows users to pair up with strangers and exchange kisses, the Global Times reports.
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Users can also upload their own kisses to the app for others to download. The device is priced at 288 Yuan (Rs. 10,689).