Kissinger Lovotics robot (credit: Hooman Samani)

Artificial intelligence researcher Hooman Samani has invented the “Kissenger,” a small pair of lips stuck to a circular body that you can plug into your computer via a USB cord while you’re Skyping with your partner far across the world.

Simply kiss it and have your partner (human or robotic) do the same. The lips of the Kissenger will mold around yours, thereby simulating the feeling of a real, live human kiss.

[ Huffington Post ]