02-26-2023, 07:39 PM
https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-device-al...49908.html
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture...-real-life
A Chinese contraption created for long-distance kissing has gone viral.
The device, which features moving silicon “lips,” lets users “upload” their kisses and “receive” others’ kisses via an app.
The app-driven device is available on Taobao and costs 260 yuan (approximately $37), according to the South China Morning Post. It uses sensors to mimic “the actual pressure, movement and heat of a kisser’s lips.”
The device was created by a university team in China's Jiangsu province, with Jiang Zhongli identified as the leading inventor, reported the Global Times.
“In my university, I was in a long distance relationship with my girlfriend so we only contact with each other through phone. That's where the inspiration of this device originated,” Jiang, now a university graduate, said.
The device was reportedly patented by the Changzhou Vocational Institute of Mechatronic Technology, with Jiang having applied for a patent in 2019.