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A Japanese Lab is currently working on a “tactile communication” system that will allow people to cuddle and French kiss over the internet, making long-distance relationships more intimate. The Kiss Transmission Device is a rudimentary system where a person manipulates a bent straw with their mouth, which is connected to a computer that stores information about the “kiss” and sends it to a receiver’s device to replicate the same action on the other end.
The researchers at the Kajimoto laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications have designed the device to give the feeling of kissing through bilateral control that replicates the same motion at both ends. The system is based on a single PC but can be expanded through a network, according to researcher Nobuhiro Takahashi.
More advanced versions of the system aim to replicate other physical sensations like taste, breathing, and tongue fluid to make internet kisses more realistic. The device’s potential extends beyond couples with difficulty seeing each other; Takahashi suggests that popular entertainers could record their kissing method, and fans could replicate it.
While the Kiss Transmission Device is not the first attempt to connect technology to human intimacy, earlier inventions such as USB wedding rings, sex robots, and Valentine’s iPhone apps focused on physical gratification. The Kiss Transmission Device is an attempt to replicate an emotional connection that kissing provides remotely.
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Is the Kiss Transmission Device available in the market?
No, the Kiss Transmission Device is still in its developmental stage and not commercially available for purchase.
What technology does the Kiss Transmission Device use?
The Kiss Transmission Device utilises a “tactile communication” system where one person on one end manipulates a bent straw with their mouth, and the motion is replicated on the other end through a receiver’s device through bilateral control.