Pictured is a remote kissing device.The device has a mouth-shaped module, served as an inducing area for lovers to make the kiss and then it can transfer the kiss gesture and force to the "mouth" on the other side.Photo:screenshot

Are couples in long-distance relationships still frustrated because they can't kiss each other? A university in East China's Jiangsu Province invented a remote kissing device allowing long-distance lovers to experience the authentic feeling of kissing.

The device has a mouth-shaped module, serving as an inducing area for lovers to make the kiss and then it can transfer the kiss gesture and force to the "mouth" on the other side.

The device links with the phone via bluetooth and an app. It can work simply by plugging the phone into the device. The remote kissing device allows lovers or couples living in different places to feel the kiss of their partners, and also enables people with oral diseases to kiss. 

The invention has been patented by the Changzhou Vocational Institute of Mechatronic Technology.

"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," said Jiang Zhongli, the leading inventor of the design, also a graduate from the university. 

Jiang applied for a patent in 2019 and the patent has ended in January 2023. Jiang said he was surprised his invention got popular and hoped someone who is interested in this device can expand and perfect the design. 

Global Times