Chinese company creates 'kissing machine' to keep people 'in touch' online, gets over 20,000 orders

A Chinese start-up company has developed a kissing machine device called "Long Lost Touch," coupled with an application that the company says was inspired by lockdown isolation and is an attempt to solve long-distance relationships.

As reported by Reuters, a plug-in for smartphones uses silicone lips to send motion data to sensors on the device, which mimics the received kiss to the other set of lips. The lips transmit sounds that are made by the partner and warm up slightly during the kiss, as well. It is also available in different colors. ---More...

A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips https://t.co/RAqcd25oZV pic.twitter.com/dPEhxJ7vEm

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