"Kissenger" that can transmit and receive feelings in real time with a person who is transferring a kiss

Kissing on the rubber lips attached to the smartphone, the device that can convey realistic lip feel and movement to distant people "Kissenger"is. Actually it is an item that can be used as a party good for when we meet together, to communicate love to lovers or relatives who we can not meet but want to meet.

Kissenger
http://kissenger.mixedrealitylab.org/


Robotic Kiss Transmitter Lets You Smooch a Loved One From Afar - IEEE Spectrum
http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/robotic-kiss-transmitter-lets-you-smooch-a-loved-one-from-afar


The name of the lip type device "Kissenger" is the meaning of "mobile kiss messanger (mobile · kiss · messenger)". The device combines plastic and silicone pad, and the silicon pad has a built-in force sensor and actuator.


When two people at a remote place connect the device to their smartphone and activate FaceTime or Skype, they send and receive the movement of the two lips sensed by the sensor in real time, and the movement reproduces with the actuator By doing so, it is possible to create a situation that actually kisses the other party in front of you.


In addition, the situation where Kissenger is used is not limited to "between lovers", for example, it is supposed that a situation such as a grandchild sending a kiss to a grandmother in a remote place is assumed. I developed at the University of LondonHapticsA team of Emma Yann Zhang et al. Mr. Zhang thinks that "the future that people become intimate relationships through robots and AI can not be avoided."


In addition, Kissenger is not commercialized at the test stage as of article creation. One of the ongoing tests is to have Kissenger use two people in intimate relationships and evaluate how often they are used and how much pleasure is gained through the device. Changes in blood pressure and heartbeat during the use of Kissenger will also be recorded in the future, and we will also investigate how much Kissenger will change to the physical compared to a real kiss.