THE GIST
- Connect the device to a computer via a USB port.
- Link up online.
- Start making out.
The Kissenger is shaped like a small head with oversized silicone lips. Click to enlarge this image.
Youtube screen grab
Finding it hard to keep up the passion in a long-distance relationship? Help might be on the way.
A robotics professor in Singapore has invented a gadget equipped with motion-sensitive electronic "lips" that allow amorous but absent couples to exchange long-distance smooches via the Internet.
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Shaped like a small head with oversize silicone lips, the "Kissenger" -- short for Kiss Messenger -- was unveiled in June at a scientific conference in Britain and is still being refined for commercial launch.
"It can be used between humans to improve their communication," its creator Hooman Samani told AFP.
Couples just have to connect the devices to computers via USB cables, link up online and start kissing the silicone material to trigger sensors that move the gadget on the other side.
They can stare at each other on screen while exchanging kisses.
"The main issue is to transmit the force and pressure, and also the shape of the lip," Samani said.
The "special silicone material" chosen for the lips offers "the best sensation and feeling," said the scientist, who has personally tested the device.
But the Kissenger is not yet ready for the market despite "a lot of offers" from interested parties because there are "ethical issues" that need to be resolved on top of the technical aspects, he said.
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"Kissing is very intimate so in order to have a product in market which is going to deal with this sensitive issue we have to do proper studies and investigation on the social point of view, cultural point of view," he said.
The device is still being refined at a laboratory jointly set up by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Keio University of Japan.
Samani calls his field of study "lovotics" -- research into the relationship between robots and humans -- and the Kissenger is just one of several devices being developed by his team.
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“It can be used between humans to improve their communication,” its creator Hooman Samani told AFP.
Couples just have to connect the devices to computers via USB cables, link up online and start kissing the silicone material to trigger sensors that move the gadget on the other side.
They can stare at each other on screen while exchanging kisses.
“The main issue is to transmit the force and pressure, and also the shape of the lip,” Samani said.
The “special silicone material” chosen for the lips offers “the best sensation and feeling”, said the scientist, who has personally tested the device.
But the Kissenger is not yet ready for the market despite “a lot of offers” from interested parties because there are “ethical issues” that need to be resolved on top of the technical aspects, he said.
“Kissing is very intimate so in order to have a product in market which is going to deal with this sensitive issue we have to do proper studies and investigation on the social point of view, cultural point of view,” he said.
The device is still being refined at a laboratory jointly set up by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Keio University of Japan.
Samani calls his field of study “lovotics” — research into the relationship between robots and humans — and the Kissenger is just one of several devices being developed by his team.
A robotics professor in Singapore has invented a gadget equipped with motion-sensitive electronic "lips" that allow amorous but absent couples to exchange long-distance smooches via the Internet.
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Predictions made by Ray KurzweilAccording to Ray Kurzweil, 89 out of 108 predictions he made were entirely correct by the end of 2009. An additional 13 were what he calls “essentially correct" (meaning that they were likely to be released within a few years of 2009), for a total of 102 out of 108. Another 3 are partially correct, 2 look like they are about 10 years off, and 1, which was tongue in cheek anyway, was just wrong.
2019
- Devices that deliver sensations to the skin surface of their users (i.e.--tight body suits and gloves) are also sometimes used in virtual reality to complete the experience. "Virtual sex"--in which two people are able to have sex with each other through virtual reality, or in which a human can have sex with a "simulated" partner that only exists on a computer—becomes a reality.
- Just as visual- and auditory virtual reality have come of age, haptic technology has fully matured and is completely convincing, yet requires the user to enter a V.R. booth. It is commonly used for computer sex and remote medical examinations. It is the preferred sexual medium since it is safe and enhances the experience.
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Shaped like a small head with oversize silicone lips, the "Kissenger" -- short for Kiss Messenger -- was unveiled in June at a scientific conference in Britain and is still being refined for commercial launch.
"It can be used between humans to improve their communication," its creator Hooman Samani told AFP.
Couples just have to connect the devices to computers via USB cables, link up online and start kissing the silicone material to trigger sensors that move the gadget on the other side.
They can stare at each other on screen while exchanging kisses.
"The main issue is to transmit the force and pressure, and also the shape of the lip," Samani said.
The "special silicone material" chosen for the lips offers "the best sensation and feeling," said the scientist, who has personally tested the device.
But the Kissenger is not yet ready for the market despite "a lot of offers" from interested parties because there are "ethical issues" that need to be resolved on top of the technical aspects, he said.
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"Kissing is very intimate so in order to have a product in market which is going to deal with this sensitive issue we have to do proper studies and investigation on the social point of view, cultural point of view," he said.
The device is still being refined at a laboratory jointly set up by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Keio University of Japan.
Samani calls his field of study "lovotics" -- research into the relationship between robots and humans -- and the Kissenger is just one of several devices being developed by his team.
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Kissenger: virtual lips for long-distance lovers
Lips. File picture.
Image by: Time LIVE
Image by: Time LIVE
Finding it hard to keep up the passion in a long-distance relationship? Help might be on the way.A robotics professor in Singapore has invented a gadget equipped with motion-sensitive electronic “lips” that allow amorous but absent couples to exchange long-distance smooches via the Internet.
Shaped like a small head with oversize silicone lips, the “Kissenger” — short for Kiss Messenger — was unveiled in June at a scientific conference in Britain and is still being refined for commercial launch.“It can be used between humans to improve their communication,” its creator Hooman Samani told AFP.
Couples just have to connect the devices to computers via USB cables, link up online and start kissing the silicone material to trigger sensors that move the gadget on the other side.
They can stare at each other on screen while exchanging kisses.
“The main issue is to transmit the force and pressure, and also the shape of the lip,” Samani said.
The “special silicone material” chosen for the lips offers “the best sensation and feeling”, said the scientist, who has personally tested the device.
But the Kissenger is not yet ready for the market despite “a lot of offers” from interested parties because there are “ethical issues” that need to be resolved on top of the technical aspects, he said.
“Kissing is very intimate so in order to have a product in market which is going to deal with this sensitive issue we have to do proper studies and investigation on the social point of view, cultural point of view,” he said.
The device is still being refined at a laboratory jointly set up by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Keio University of Japan.
Samani calls his field of study “lovotics” — research into the relationship between robots and humans — and the Kissenger is just one of several devices being developed by his team.
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