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A university in China's Chanzhou has invented a device which has created a stir in the Chinese social media circles..
The kissing device is intended to let long-distance couples share virtual intimate moments..
The contraption with silicon lips has pressure sensors and actuators and can mimic a real kiss, China-run Global Times reported..
In 2016, the Imagineering Institute in Malaysia had launched a similar device named Kissinger, in the form of a touch-sensitive silicon pad, CNN reported...
According to the Global Times report, the device also allows users to pair up with strangers and exchange kisses..
