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Kissenger – Development of a Real-Time Internet Kiss Communication Interface for Mobile Phones

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A real-time bilateral kiss communication interface is developed for transmitting multisensory kissing sensations over the Internet using mobile phones. Kissenger consists of a plugin haptic device that attaches to a mobile phone via the audio jack and a mobile application that connects to the device and sends real-time data stream over the Internet. The device uses an array of linear actuators to generate haptic stimulations on the human lips and force sensors to measure the force output. Bilateral force-feedback control is used to synchronise the forces on both sides of the system. The aim is to provide an intimate communication channel for couples and families to physically interact with each other in order to maintain close relationships even at a distance. The stimulation of other sensory modalities such as taste and smell are discussed to provide a full multisensory communication experience.

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This work is supported by the Osaka University Scholarship for Overseas Research Activities 2014.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, City University of London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB, UK

    Emma Yann Zhang & Adrian David Cheok

  2. Imagineering Institute, 4 Lebuh Medini Utara, 79200, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia

    Emma Yann Zhang & Adrian David Cheok

  3. Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Shogo Nishiguchi

  4. Saitama Institute of Technology, Fusaiji, Fukaya, Saitama, 369-0203, Japan

    Yukihiro Morisawa

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Zhang, E.Y., Nishiguchi, S., Cheok, A.D., Morisawa, Y. (2017). Kissenger – Development of a Real-Time Internet Kiss Communication Interface for Mobile Phones. In: Cheok, A., Devlin, K., Levy, D. (eds) Love and Sex with Robots. LSR 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10237. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57738-8_11

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